Ever since its release, the App Store has brought both good and bad PR to Apple and the iPhone. However, as a much anticipated update to the iPhone software, one would expect a lot of complaints if it wasn’t perfect the first go around. And it wasn’t. Despite that, Apple has managed to pull some magic and turn the App Store into the great piece of software that we know it as today. It can still be argued, though, that this store has both helped and hurt Apple in a few different ways. This article will discuss those up and downs.

After the break, we will discuss those up and downs.

Getting an app approved for the App Store is not as easy as you might think. There are standards to uphold. Some are known, like applications can’t be malicious, contain porn, use VOIP over EDGE/3G etc. But some of the rules of the App Store are unwritten.

TUAW reports on some of these unwritten laws of the App store by way of developers who have had their apps rejected by Apple. Check them out after the break.