@The Chief,
Don't Jailbroken iPhones have the ability to DL paid apps for free? That's straight pirating.
Since rooting my phone, I've doubled the amount of paid apps I have (ok, so it's only from 2 to 4). I don't see Google doing this (I coulda swore I heard somewhere that they did something to the effect of assisting w/ the progression of rooting, either w/ support apps or whatever), but Verizon on the other hand...Well, they've been surprisingly generous lately, so let's hope that trend continues.