Jonathan Stark

Passage from Mobile Design & Development by Brian Fling about the negative effect of mobile application distribution through app stores (emphasis mine):

The purpose of your product is only to service [the device or platform maker], boosting their bottom line. The lack of control or even influence of your primary distribution channel puts your product at risk almost from the start. You product can be shelved after just a few days in the spotlight.

Without the funding to help weather market fluctuations or the willingness to invest in the truly innovative products, developers will be forced to continue knocking out small, pointless applications aimed at short-term revenue gains – novelty products that wear off quickly.

Nailed it.