Yeah, I'm not saying it would be simple or even that the experience in alternative app stores / apps wouldn't be much worse. I expect it would be worse. I just

Yeah, I'm not saying it would be simple or even that the experience in alternative app stores / apps wouldn't be much worse. I expect it would be worse. I just think if I buy a phone I should be able to run what I want on it, without unreasonable impediment. I appreciate the App Store, app review and the relative thoroughness of it (though it hasn't really scaled) and am not suggesting they abandon it. There's room to quibble with my 3% number, but it can't stay 30%, that seems obvious at this point. I disagree that the 30% charge is what makes Apple able to provide those free things. I pay for my Apple Developer Account annually, so while XCode is free to download, distributing my app is not. Apple's hundreds of billions in idle cash to the point where they are flirting with becoming a bank also begs to differ that these fees are necessary to keep the App Store affordable. It's a very profitable business, and I don't begrudge them wanting to keep it, but I would support pressure to reduce fees.