There are two ways to look at this: 1. Apple has strong convictions about what it is entitled to proceeds from and what it is not. It is a coincidence that the

There are two ways to look at this: 1. Apple has strong convictions about what it is entitled to proceeds from and what it is not. It is a coincidence that the things it believes it is not entitled to proceeds from are things that the powerful companies produce; things people would leave the platform for rather than live without, like Netflix. 2. Apple is throwing its weight when it can and acquiesce when it can's. That's why exceptions are carved for the likes of Amazon and Netflix without specifically naming them. Apple's rules, as I have mentioned elsewhere [1], are too convoluted for the first explanation to make sense, at least to me. I fully understand if that explanation makes sense to other people, but I am convinced it is a matter of power. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27452865 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27452865