TBH, they've basically gotten away with it for years because consumers aren't effected in a way you can see, because the blackmail of the app store platform loc

TBH, they've basically gotten away with it for years because consumers aren't effected in a way you can see, because the blackmail of the app store platform lock in is so effective. Its absolutely extortion since you literally won't be allowed to do patches on your app until you cow to whatever policy they put in place that month.