It seems to me that the only sensible thing to do as a community is to
responds as a community, with outrage and  loud complaints in every forum
that will hear it.

If the community genuinely feels that Apple's rejections are unfounded, then
it seems to me that the steps should be:

 * document a reasonable, cogent & concise rebuttal to Apple's rejections
 * place this in an obvious & easy to access place (not in a forum or hidden
somewhere else)
 * enlist every single member of the community to widely object to Apple's
actions, contact every blogger & journalist they know and refer them to
above mentioned article.
 * get articles published in every developer journal, web site, blog &
magazone that we can, pointing out the preposterous nature of Apple's stance

PhoneGap has made a big splash in many online communities and yet I have not
heard any mention of these "rejections" in any place apart from this forum.

Yes Apple makes the rules, you are supposed to like it or lump it, but we
all know that things can be changed if enough community support is
harnessed.

I think the issues needs a lot more publicity than it is currently getting.