> a) Nothing is stopping you from charging people from outside the app e.g. your own web site. It's how Netflix works. Most here are already familiar with Appl

> a) Nothing is stopping you from charging people from outside the app e.g. your own web site. It's how Netflix works. Most here are already familiar with Apple's 15-30% fee (requiring developers to raise prices by 17.6-42.9% to break even) for most app categories, which siphons money from developers who are smaller than Apple to entrench Apple's duopoly position. Furthermore, even for free apps, Apple requires developers to pay the $99/year fee just to keep apps in the App Store. Without paying, the apps are removed. This already has a negative impact on the availability of free and open source apps on iOS, with an outsized effect on FOSS developers in areas with lower cost of living. For example, compare the huge selection of apps for Nextcloud features available to Android users via F-Droid (https://search.f-droid.org/?q=Nextcloud https://search.f-droid.org/?q=Nextcloud) to just Nextcloud (basic storage functions) and Nextcloud Talk on iOS. > d) Nothing is stopping you from running a web server, creating funky projects etc. You are just not allowed to disseminate to others through the App Store. That's a point in favor of the bill. Apple preventing entire categories of useful apps from entering iOS via the only accessible installation method for most users of average tech proficiency is evidence of consumer harm. Nobody is making you install or purchase anything from outside the App Store if you don't want to, even after sideloading becomes an option in iOS. Sideloading is allowed in Android, and most users still install and purchase apps from the Play Store in regions where the Play Store is pre-installed.