Manson Reece has a brief post calling out Apple for not living by the same rules it holds developers to with regards to Sandboxing. I think he has a valid point. It seems that if Apple had taken a look at all the apps they make available in the Mac App Store and applied their Sandboxing rules, they may have learned a lot about the effect this change will have on developers.

In the end, Sandboxing will be a good thing for the average user, but it will prevent power users from enjoying the convenience of the store. I've already felt it with one of my most used apps. TextExpander just released a major version update to 4.0 and it's not available any longer through the Mac App Store. That's too bad for everyone.

Hat tip to Daring Fireball