[timburks]

I've never heard that web apps require approval. Probably a typo? Also, it would be nearly impossible to "crash the whole iphone OS." An app runs in a sandbox, the worst thing it could crash is itself.

[augustus]

No typo, timburks.

Before the app store debut around July 2007, web apps was the only way to develop for the iphone.

With Webapps, Apple simply place your application on their http://www.apple.com/webapps page and gives you a chance to promote yourself.

Apple does not seem to promote those web apps as much as they should.