Re-arranging apps for iPhone through iTunes does nothing

I've spent probably 30 minutes on two occasions with my phone hooked up to my MacBook Air rearranging apps only to find that hitting sync does nothing. In fact, it just resets everything I did in iTunes while doing nothing for my phone. I don't understand. It seems like a pretty simple task to complete. Plug the phone in, go to the apps section, re-arrange the screens, and done. But clearly this isn't working for me.
Am I missing something? Is this a bug/common?

OK, so "approved" doesn't mean that the app is compatible with the current OS? Is "approved" only something that happens when the app is made available fir the first time. Then as the OS's are updated the apps may stop working or be very buggy andthey are still "approved"?
All apps are compatible with the current OS. If the developer for a music streaming app has not updated the app to make use of iOS4 API's in order for the app to run in the background, the app will not run in the background but the app will still work. All new app submittals and all app update submittals are reviewed and approved by Apple. An app update will not be available via the App store unless Apple has reviewed and approved the update. I don't know how much extensive testing is done since the majority of new app submittals and app update submittals are approved within a week.
In wich case "approved" doesn't really mean anything useful for the user right?
Wrong. See my previous answer.
It's basically a question of "luck" if an app downloaded from app store will actually work with my current OS in my iPhone right?
Wrong. See my previous answer.
"Approved" doesn't mean that available apps on App Store actually work? It only means that the app developer was allowed to use app store in the first place?
Wrong. This doesn't mean an app won't include ANY bugs. This ensures the app does what the developer says the apps does - what is included with the app's description. This also ensures an app does not include malware and does not make use of private iPhone API's. I don't know how much testing is done, but some testing is certainly done which can't be overly extensive since the overwhelming majority of apps and app update submittals are approved within a week.

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