"Apple turned a lot of heads this morning when it unexpectedly opened the App Store to apps created with third-party development programs -- including, apparently, those using Adobe Flash. In a news release posted on its site, Apple declared that it would be 'relaxing all restrictions on the development tools used to create iOS apps, as long as the resulting apps do not download any code.' The company insists that the decision is only meant to make 'the App Store even better,' although the New York Times points out that rumblings of federal antitrust inquiries may have spurred the changes.
In addition to its new laissez-faire policy, Apple also unveiled its long-awaited App Store Review Guidelines, which will reportedly make the company 'more transparent and help ... developers create even more successful apps for the App Store.'"
also see: Apple's App Store Review Guidelines: 'we don't need any more fart apps'
