iPhone Developers Program Portal acceptance

I can't believe it has taken nearly three months to be accepted into the iPhone development program. From what I read applying as a small entity company can delay the process. I hear of individuals being accepted in a matter of a few weeks.

The real shame is that you can't load any code onto a real device until you are accepted into the iPhone developers program. The simulator is only of so much use, it doesn't support the accelerometer or the camera. It also gives a false sense of UI element size and processing power.