The only reason it is even 'illicit' is Apple arbitrarily determines what may or may run on iOS. It's not illicit when PC software does something Microsoft doe

The only reason it is even 'illicit' is Apple arbitrarily determines what may or may run on iOS. It's not illicit when PC software does something Microsoft doesn't like. The Amazon App Store isn't an illicit app store and apps downloaded from there aren't illicit compared to Google's app store. It's all just arbitrary, including their rules for what is allowed: https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/ https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/ This historical version is my favorite in which Apple try to suppress negative press by threatening developers who fall victim to arbitrary rejections - "If you run to the press and trash us, it never helps." https://web.archive.org/web/20141226094343/https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141226094343/https://developer...