> People clearly want to cut them out of the process, but this requires justification just as much as Apple's current stance. Why should I need to justify my r

> People clearly want to cut them out of the process, but this requires justification just as much as Apple's current stance. Why should I need to justify my right to sell software to my customers without interference from an unrelated third party? Just because Apple has the technical ability to hold my customers hostage, that doesn't mean they have a right to. > why should they be forced to do what you want, vs. you being forced to comply with what they want Neither of these need to happen. Apple should not be forced to do anything other than to stop blocking their competitors from the market. And Apple's competitors should not be forced to comply with what Apple wants either unless Apple can entice them by offering something valuable in exchange, beyond a mob-style protection racket. (Nice application you have there. It would be a shame if someone were to block your customers from running it.) > I personally prefer the high bar required for apps to get published. Then buy your apps exclusively from Apple's app store. Nobody's forcing you to leave Apple's walled garden, Apple's just not allowed to be the only game in town anymore. > eBay and Amazon also impose rules on sales I can sell my product without going through eBay and Amazon. I can't sell my iOS app if Apple installs code on my customer's devices that blocks it from running. >> I either comply with all of Apple's demands (however reasonable or unreasonable they might be), or I can't sell working software to my customers. > This could be said of almost every market and community in existence. What? No. What other market exists where one single company is able to act as a governing body, dictating the rules which their competitors must follow in order to be allowed to exist? > The distinction between "reasonable" and "unreasonable" currently seems to be based on personal preference, the nature of an app, or the stage of a company. Right, which is why different companies should be allowed to decide for themselves whether they consider Apple's terms reasonable, rather than Apple being able to essentially hold them at gunpoint and make any demands they want.