> Payment processors and their networks are infinitely more complex and resource intensive than a mobile app distribution store First of all - citation? Have

> Payment processors and their networks are infinitely more complex and resource intensive than a mobile app distribution store First of all - citation? Have you run a mutli-billion$$ App Store with hundreds of millions of individual customers, and the associated support channels etc? Secondly, Apple is also providing those 'infinitely more complex' payment processing services on top of the App Store, so even if true, your argument is kinda moot.