Regardless whether the FCC forces Apple to change its ways (), what I find most interesting about this whole spat is that the FCC is looking into Apple's for the App Store. Among other things the FCC wants to know is what iPhone applications other than Google Voice have been rejected and why?

The FCC wants answers by August 21, and it also wants to know what role AT&T has been playing in evaluating App Store-worthy programs. At long last, some light will shine into this murky swamp hole where programs featuring and have had brief moments of App Store sun, but Trent Reznor's was initially rejected for foul language.

But is regulation of the App Store by the FCC the best answer for all those iPhone and iPod Touch owners out there? With more than 50,000 applications in the App store, and more added all the time, it's pretty clear more apps are being approved than . It's true there are some restrictions on what you can use, such as and , but Apple still offers a wide selection of applications that let you do all kinds of things with your device.

The app store approval process may not be ideal, but what's the alternative? A wide-open platform like ? Isn't that just asking for trouble? Here are five reasons Apple's current App Store should stay:

1. Hey, Developers: You Wanted This. With all the recent commotion over Web apps, one thing that keeps coming up is how Steve Jobs originally envisioned the . When Apple announced the iPhone in 2007, the company told developers they could "create which look and behave just like the applications built into iPhone, and which can seamlessly access iPhone's services, including making a phone call, sending an email and displaying a location in Google Maps."