To downvoters: That point is valid.
It's the golden cage that allowed them to do of course good things this time. This argument is the old one against a walled garden and it still stands.
It's the golden cage that allowed them to do of course good things this time. This argument is the old one against a walled garden and it still stands.
that's the problem - why should this service exist in the first place? It's extortion to have to pay to distribute apps to people who want them, on devices they own themselves.
Except if they force Apple to nuke all of their apps, which would put Apple in a difficult position. But perhaps Apple could sandbox apps, and prevent them from doing stuff that violates ToS.