> However, this does make it significantly more difficult for Apple to dictate terms to every random app that your network of friends and colleagues makes you d

> However, this does make it significantly more difficult for Apple to dictate terms to every random app that your network of friends and colleagues makes you download, and makes it more likely that those apps will be a regression in terms of actual consumer experience. Well, the corollary to "Mussolini made the trains run on time" is that they weren't on time without him. Also, like how that's actually a myth, perhaps Apple actually doing a good job running their App store isn't really all it's made up to be either. Finally, even though the initial view of a lot of people is probably that it's unfair to pull a baby Godwin on this, I think there's a lot of parallels that deserve a deeper look and examination, where we piece together why we're okay with strict authoritarian practices in some cases and not others, and possibly whether there's a link as to whether we accept it in a case where we think it benefits us, without considering how it affects everyone overall and the long reaching effects.