XCode is not free, the price is included in the Mac purchase. I can't do ANY iOS development without first paying for Apple hardware. iPhone is owned by user.

XCode is not free, the price is included in the Mac purchase. I can't do ANY iOS development without first paying for Apple hardware. iPhone is owned by user. If App Store is a profit center for Apple, then all their claims of "for the good of platform" are invalid. If it's not a profit center then I guess they can come up with whatever revenue model to socialize the cost. Apple Pay is different product, that discussion should be separate. I am a conservative, but agree with Sen Warren, >$25B companies need to be severely restricted on how they spread into other products. It might lead to over valuing smaller companies as investors would have to constantly look for new opportunities.