They got shat on over and over again for their decisions while they got the iPhone/iPad/App store off the ground (not supporting flash, etc) and they stuck to their guns.
Their reward was an extremely profitable App Store and device lineup.
They deserve the success they have and they have every right to protect the walled garden they have built.
The entitlement that some of these companies think they have that they just show up with a crappy game and loot boxes and think they get to dictate the rules. Sit down young’n.