I fully understand the nature of this essay, as well as the comments, so I realize that the following statements are somewhat simplistic:

Why do we need porn *apps*? Users can already put as much porn on an iPhone/Touch as RAM will allow, so what's the big deal? I'm sure there might be a few clever ideas out there for a game or something, in which you undress a model as you score points (or whatever), but is the blocking of such apps really a great loss?

Many iPhone users are teens, so I'm sure that politically, Apple scores points for blocking "porn apps." But in reality, who needs porn in the form of an "app"?

I do understand that the point, here, is freedom of choice: we should be entitled to install whatever we like on our devices. Of course I get that. I just don't think the porn example is the best example, in particular -- especially since (a) it's already doable and (b) code signing doesn't affect current functionality at all.

Carry on... :-)