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I think Apple is more than their store too. I also think they if Apple is forced to allow alternate stores, users and developers will suffer, the industry will be set back, and a few scummy operators will take some rent.

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I understand that point and it has been a hypothetical situation that has been debated for years, and is only now getting closer to (possibly) becoming true. I think fears of it are overblown, as I have discussed elsewhere, because it both portrays Apple as helpless and portrays those scummy operators as being all-powerful. It also underestimates user resistance towards having to deal with more app stores that they wouldn't want to, and also underestimates the potential for smaller indie developers that alternative app stores and alternative payment processors could unlock.

That is my position, and I'd rather discuss it at a different place, but thank you for letting me know where you stand, and now you know where I do.

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