Bad news for iPhone fans - Macrumors have an article which suggest that Apple won’t be allowing the Opera browser into App store. Various rumours are circulating as to why Apple have made this decision but the most credible would be one of minimising the competition to the Safari browser. The Opera Mini can run on the iPhone so it’s a real shame this browser won’t make it into App store.

Apple has been widely criticised for its refusal to allow competing apps into App Store and this latest decision is a prime example of the stranglehold they have over users decisions. Therefore, don’t expect to see any other freebies like Firefox being made available through App Store.

There is one option available; buy yourself a G1, the Android based Google handset. Although the G1 has a supposed ‘kill switch‘ (just like the iPhone) you’re likely to find all your favourite free applications being made available to download. Hey, the choice is yours!

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