Competition helps consumers with pricing. We don't have that now. Apple can and does charge whatever they want. From a capitalistic point of view that's fine I

Competition helps consumers with pricing. We don't have that now. Apple can and does charge whatever they want. From a capitalistic point of view that's fine IMHO. But not allowing alternative app-stores and controlling what apps there can do (i.e. forced to use their dated webview and their payment options, can't have copy/links to point to alternative payments etc) or simple stalling apps in the inconsistent 'review' process for weeks/months, hurts the consumer and developer. i.e. lack of market forces. If your city/country had just one supermarket with unlimited shelf space (i.e. the Apple app store), they could and will charge whatever checkout-fee they wanted (which ultimately gets passed onto the consumer). They disallow alternative stores from springing up that could cater for alternatives. They can prevent your cereal from appearing on the shelf because it's not unique enough or goes against their politics/principals. I'm an adult I don't need to be coddled. With this in mind, one can understand why people are starting to use the word 'monopoly' more and more. I believe in the free market and that's why I write for the web, where there's free competition. Feel free to compete with me and charge whatever you can.