Apple's iTunes App Store, the only Apple-approved source for iPhone applications, is getting some competition.
Jay Freeman, the developer behind the Cydia app that allows software not approved by Apple to be installed on the iPhone, has launched the Cydia Store, an unauthorized alternative online market for iPhone applications.
So what does this mean? Well expect a more adult oriented selection of third party applications that you would otherwise never see on your iphone.
The kinds of applications Apple is willing to approve for sale in its iTunes Store have been changing, perhaps due to pressure from dissident developers like Freeman. In December, Apple started allowing novelty applications, such as the Pull My Finger flatulence simulator, to be sold. It had previously rejected such apps citing their lack of utility.
Is Apple going to do anything about this? Well ,where there's money involved you bet it will.
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