Apple may have other motives, but the effect of this is still positive; encouraging a higher standard of quality is a good thing for a massive platform. Rememb

Apple may have other motives, but the effect of this is still positive; encouraging a higher standard of quality is a good thing for a massive platform. Remember, Microsoft didn't do this with Windows. Where did we end up? For years, an incredibly bad user interface became the norm, with shaky programming APIs to match. Most 3rd party developers simply copied whatever Microsoft was doing (out of laziness?), causing other applications and APIs to also be horrible.