Apple is NOT acting in the best interest of its customers. The main reason I got an iPod touch was the ease of updating, combined with the presence of Microsoft software I like and use elsewhere - OneNote, Skype, SkyDrive, Photosynth.
From the article (emphasis mine): "Microsoft has a new version of the application ready, INCLUDING A KEY FIX THAT RECTIFIES A CRASHING BUG, but cannot get it through."
Yep, that's the reality of app store. Want to push a serious bug fix? Be prepared to wait 2 weeks or more. Could be up to a month, if reviewer decides that your app violates some rule that previous reviewer didn't notice or didn't care about.
From the article (emphasis mine): "Microsoft has a new version of the application ready, INCLUDING A KEY FIX THAT RECTIFIES A CRASHING BUG, but cannot get it through."