The apparent disconnect for me: 1. Apps, as a rule, absolutely add value to the iOS ecosystem, and are a necessity. 2. But any single specific application doe

The apparent disconnect for me: 1. Apps, as a rule, absolutely add value to the iOS ecosystem, and are a necessity. 2. But any single specific application doesn't. iOS needs podcasting apps, but if Overcast disappeared, something else would just take its place. "Developers" as a whole are important for Apple to keep happy, but no specific developer matters all that much to them.