Er, do you think that Apple and Google are going to come out and say "half of the point of our respective app stores is to be able to strike down app-based comp

Er, do you think that Apple and Google are going to come out and say "half of the point of our respective app stores is to be able to strike down app-based competitors and reave 30% of their take"? It may not have even been Apple and Google's intent to have app stores serve thusly, but it's clear that that's what's happening. >Do you have any citations to share for more reading? I suggest the works of Stafford Beer, a cyberneticist known for the quote "the purpose of a system is what it does".