One thing that may not have been clear from my last post about Joe Hewitt leaving iPhone development is that I don’t disapprove of his actions. Quite the opposite, really, I applaud him for showing the world his beliefs through his actions rather than his words. He describes his concerns as philosophical disagreement, which I think is exactly right. Rather than ridiculing the review process while continuing to reap the rewards of iPhone and its App Store, he’s chosen to move onto something more appropriate for him. If more developers acted as Joe has, perhaps Apple would get around to fixing the flaws in its process. (And there are plenty, lest there be any doubt.)
Absolutely agree. As you say, Joe voted with his feet. More power to him. Rather see that than continued complaining from folks on the sidelines, ones without a stake in the game.