Of course, the famous, Symbian-hating Mr. Orlowski...
One AppStore to rule them all... is a bad idea
http://www.rgbfilter.com/?p=202#comment-280
Here's another article that touches on many of these issues. Plus, there's a video of Podcaster in action.
Users want more than Apple�s Walled Garden allows
So...? These users you're referring to must be the so called 'power users', no? Regular, non-tech savvy users certainly don't care. Again, I mention jailbreaking... I just don't get the problem. Why keep whining when there is a perfectly good solution right in front of your fingertips? It's not like it will help change Apple's business model - Apple is Apple. 😉