You know, it would not seem so terrible for developers to distribute via the App Store if Apple had put any effort into making the App Store the best way—not just the only way—to distribute apps.

The primary reason Apple is being required to change their policies for specific businesses or countries is due to their own monopolistic behavior. They could’ve simply not found themselves in this situation.

It still blows my mind how little the App Store has improved over the last decade. It’s barely changed. Almost every bad thing about the App Store still exists. And almost every good thing that happened for app distribution and payment methods is just the result of regulation.

Apple did this to themselves. But regulation is only one step in the right direction. Apple already made off with trillions of dollars in profit. Isn’t the damage already done? Sure, prevent more damage, but—I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop.

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