In terms of long-term impact on development and start-up innovation Apple's move into mobile ads may have more for us to be wary of (at least aware of) than the freedom-of-language(programming) issues.
If apple is going to act more and more like the 900-lb gorilla that needn't listen to its core constituency, then the Ad dollar-stream they may control may further squeeze the freedom and options of software innovation.
Wow. Who'd have thought people could be so passionate about their Kindles.
It's sad that the innocent author is being taken out as collateral damage in the Kindle fanboys' desire to send a message to the publisher, but what I never expected was that the Kindle was getting the kind of passion that we've come to expect mostly over some Apple iPhone/iPad...
Maybe it bodes well for the Kindle's future (if not for the civility of its fans).