I think it’s perfectly OK for Apple to have policies about what they will and won’t sell (every online store does). The problem is that Apple reserves the exclusive right to provide apps. So, in effect, the policy isn’t “We won’t sell X”, it’s “You can’t have X”.

I think it’s perfectly OK for Apple to have policies about what they will and won’t sell (every online store does).   The problem is that Apple reserves the exclusive right to provide apps. So, in effect, the policy isn’t “We won’t sell X”, it’s “You can’t have X”.

Which is why, back in 2008, I decided that the iPhone, an otherwise wonderful product, wasn’t for me.
http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/15/apple-want-to-criticize-religion-write-a-book-dont-make-a-game/