Even by the absurdly high US antitrust standards of consumer harm Apple and Google's app stores qualify as anti-competitive. Major corporations like Netflix hav

Even by the absurdly high US antitrust standards of consumer harm Apple and Google's app stores qualify as anti-competitive. Major corporations like Netflix have made it impossible to sign up for the service in-app because the lost signups cost less than the app store fees. The pound of flesh Google and Apple extract is probably downright prohibitive for many smaller businesses who can't afford to take the hit on signups. Who knows how many promising startups have been smothered in the cradle because of these anti-competitive practices? This is a case of simple economic inefficiency created by monopolies and it needs to end.