[feralchimp]

1. What good is the "freedom of the web" when all an application needs is client-side processing of client-side data and client-side user action? It's not even "Client" at that point because there's no server worth mentioning. The decision has nothing to do with "golden chains," and everything to do with choosing the right tool for the job, where "right" is defined by maximizing customer value per unit development BS.

2. Despite the uptick in development BS caused by "unfair" reviews and the "accelerated timeframe" with which Apple moved to enact sandboxing requirements, OS X development and MAS distribution remain a remarkably low-hassle way to monetize the activity of "getting useful, graceful code onto users' machines."

OTOH, the other platform for which I regularly write commercial software is z/OS...so consider the source, etc.