Part of a free market, or even the lightly regulated form of capitalism practiced in our country, is the company's right to make these decisions themselves. Programmers are able to profit from Apple's technology. Sure Apple takes a cut, but it is their application market. No one is forced to make applications for their devices. Furthermore, if you are truly that infuriated that Apple has tightens its regulations, go program for some other device.
O, what? That other device does not have the customer base that Apple has? Well, that is simply the price you will initially pay. But, if many of the top programmers abandon the iphone, then the iphone will suffer and eventually another phone will become the top seller. If those who are upset are correct, and Apple is being foolish, then their product and company will suffer. The market will correct itself.
Simply put, all the talk about "monopoly" was pretty silly. Just as Apple has a right to do what they want with their product, so do you. The ability to program on the iphone is not some God given right. You should be happy that they have designed any avenue for you to profit. If you don't like it, go make your own or find another.
All this talk of free markets, leaves me thinking of Ayn Rand, so I'll close with one of her quotes, that is not entirely related, but that is fine.
"So you think that money is the root of all evil?" said Francisco d'Anconia. "Have you ever asked what is the root of money? Money is a tool of exchange, which can't exist unless there are goods produced and men able to produce them. Money is the material shape of the principle that men who wish to deal with one another must deal by trade and give value for value. Money is not the tool of the moochers, who claim your product by tears, or of the looters, who take it from you by force. Money is made possible only by the men who produce. Is this what you consider evil?"
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