Apple forced them into a situation that gives them fewer options. That isn't a statement about how good or bad each option is. It's a statement about the conseq

Apple forced them into a situation that gives them fewer options. That isn't a statement about how good or bad each option is. It's a statement about the consequences that Apple's choices have for developers. If I'm a travel agent and an affordable hotel near a travel destination closes down, I might have to book my clients in a nicer but more expensive hotel. Their trip will be a bit more expensive. Or maybe they'll travel to a different city. It doesn't mean I dislike the nicer hotel.