I'm not sure exactly how regulators could force non-Apple smartphone makers to produce non-junk. Or should Apple be nationalized and turned into a government bureaucracy? That hasn't worked well historically, either.

No, it's nothing about forcing production of new devices. It's simply about rejecting constraints on the legal software that may run on those devices.

Is this a suggestion that Congress needs to step in and provide oversight on the iPhone App Store?

This is a suggestion that people should not be barred from producing or installing applications on their devices.

I believe the Jailbreak still works.

Not for lack of Apple trying to kill it. I believe the parent is suggesting that an option similar to jailbreaking should always be allowed, maybe even required.

http://www.tuaw.com/2009/02/13/apple-says-jailbreaking-is-il...