Yeah, I think you are right.. I was commenting on the third party part more than the under the table part.
I was thinking more along the lines of Amazon creating an open or liscensed API for it's ebooks, so that someone can make an app for me to log into and read books that I own. Users could still read their kindle books on their iphones, and amazon could keep it's position as the best book store for iOS users, expand to other devices, etc..
I don't think it is worth it for someone like Amazon or Pandora to stay off of Apple's platform just to give them less leverage, but I agree that they would have to be upfront about it.
I was thinking more along the lines of Amazon creating an open or liscensed API for it's ebooks, so that someone can make an app for me to log into and read books that I own. Users could still read their kindle books on their iphones, and amazon could keep it's position as the best book store for iOS users, expand to other devices, etc..
I don't think it is worth it for someone like Amazon or Pandora to stay off of Apple's platform just to give them less leverage, but I agree that they would have to be upfront about it.