You're writing this as if Apple gets a sort of status quo advantage. Their policies aren't law. They're making the choice to enforce this and they're fully capa

You're writing this as if Apple gets a sort of status quo advantage. Their policies aren't law. They're making the choice to enforce this and they're fully capable of not doing so. It's Apple's choice. Would Apple likely have to forfeit more exceptions to other companies if they did this? Probably yes. Still Apple's decision.