Apple may be forced to have competing app stores but: a) They would be allowed to then ban apps that exist on alternate stores. b) They can still collect thei

Apple may be forced to have competing app stores but: a) They would be allowed to then ban apps that exist on alternate stores. b) They can still collect their 30% cut which no-one has ever said was not permitted. They already have telemetry about what apps are being installed on their phones and can simply bill the third party App Store. Non-payment would result in the store being banned. Similar situation happened when Apple was forced to support alternate payment processors in Netherlands. Nobody used it because it ended up being less profitable than simply using Apple.