> why anyone should use the AppStore as a distribution channel to a huge market and completely circumvent Apple's cut If noone would develop great apps for the

> why anyone should use the AppStore as a distribution channel to a huge market and completely circumvent Apple's cut If noone would develop great apps for the iPhone, Apple could not sell the iPhone. It's a symbiotic relationship. Even if you disregard that: It's a duopoly situation, and Apple is exploiting that.