> but the market on iOS they're enabling has to get paid for somehow How about paying for it with the massive profit they make selling the devices? As far as

> but the market on iOS they're enabling has to get paid for somehow How about paying for it with the massive profit they make selling the devices? As far as I can tell, the only reason Apple’s doing the whole rent-seeking App Store business is “because they can.” Upside is all that money, downside is the developers kinda hate you.