mattp

As of July 26th, it looks likes promo codes have been allowed again for 17+ apps.

http://www.tuaw.com/2009/07/26/update-promo-codes-are-now-al...

I agree that we shouldn't automatically copy and past UI elements from one platform to every other, unless they present real usability benefits to those other platforms.

But one benefit I can see is that these switches increase the target area, which I've always found to be somewhat small with checkboxes and radio buttons...

Agreed, in theory, but Amazon changed the TOS of their API to limit/disallow third-party access to its data from mobile devices:

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/07/amazon-killing-mobile-a...