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By "it" I meant the original article. I assume this misunderstanding is why this response was downvoted :|

There's no misunderstanding - you just went on a tangent. It's not a matter of knowing the App Store but of interpreting the law.

The law is there to protect consumers. How does this protect consumers?

If you enable lower quality apps and increased competition?

You are conflating terms: in this narrow case, the 'consumers' are app developers.