"Maybe we can carry on," said Leydon. "Hopefully, we'll be able to quote [Jobs' e-mail]."

its new in-app subscription model last week, and immediately was criticized for deciding that it deserves a 30% take of all sub payments, and for other rules that forbid developers from linking to an outside-the-app site or charging more for in-app purchases.

Leydon isn't the only iOS developer who has complained recently about the new rules. Last week, music subscription service Rhapsody called Apple's demand for 30% of all subscription revenues

And on Monday, Rich Ziade, the creator of Readability, with the news that Apple had cited the new subscription rules when it rejected his iPhone app.

Readability, however, delivers content: It strips advertisements from Web content -- without the permission of content makers -- then republishes the material in an ad-free format. Readability says it funnels 70% of its revenues to the writers and publishers of the content it grabs.