As everyone and their grandmother knows, Apple recently took down an application from Google that interfaced with their newer Google Voice service. While this has created some crazy uproar on the internet, Apple has remained quiet about the whole fiasco (as usual) when it comes to their App Store. However, I have a feeling that Apple won’t be able to ignore the FCC.

It’s very well known that Apple has some major issues when it comes to what they are doing with the App Store. Most recently, Apple started enforcing a strict rating system for applications. The worst part about this? Apparently, apps with a 17+ rating can no longer be obtained through promo codes.

Tweetie, a very popular iPhone Twitter application, includes a feature that allows Twitter users to check up on the trending topics on Twitter. In a recent update submission to the App Store, Tweetie was rejected due to a foul term appearing in this trends list. This word, which the developer of Tweetie had no control over whatsoever, just happened to be something that a lot of people were talking about. If you ask me, this is extremely ridiculous on Apple’s part.

The App Store has been around for a while now, and has inspired many other phone manufacturers to create their own version of Apple’s application marketplace. It has not only made the iPhone 100 times more functional than it originally was, it has done so in a way that is simple for the end users. That said, Apple’s App Store still does have its flaws that could be fixed by Apple to make it even that much better. The good part about these lacking features is that they wouldn’t be all that hard for Apple to implement considering their experience in the online marketplace.

Apple’s recent launch of a few very popular services and products has brought many complaints and problems to the company. Despite this, the iPhone 3G has sold out practically everywhere, and the App Store is a huge hit, but Apple really needs to get on top of these issues. These products, namely iTunes 7.7, the App Store, and the iPhone 2.0 software, are near perfect, but each have its own flaws.

After the break I will outline some of these issues.