Should Apple allow Spotify iPhone App?

[Darcie]

Spotify, much to their users delight, has submitted an iPhone application of it's service. It will allow playlists to be stored and members to listen to the music offline as well as on. This service will only be allowed for premium members (paying £9.99/month).

Would Apple be in the wrong place if they didn't allow the app? Would it actually hurt iTunes in the fact that I know no one who pays for the premium Spotify service or will the Spotify iPhone app make the premium membership worth it?

[Stuart Cosgrove]

From Today's Tech Crunch in a longer http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/27/apple-is-growing-rotten-to-the..." target="_blank">piece slating apple:

Back when the App Store first launched there were some warnings about its walled garden approach — could developers trust Apple to maintain a fair marketplace? Until recently, Apple has managed the store in a generally benevolent, if not somewhat incompetent manner. But now things are taking a turn for the worse. From a handicapped Sling app to blocked apps from Qik and Google Voice, it’s becoming clear that Apple is doing its best to keep many of the iPhone’s most game-changing apps away from users.