That’s where Apple screwed up imo. I don’t think they’ll ever get to gatekeeper / macOS level of openness. But they could have relaxed on the restrictions and l

That’s where Apple screwed up imo. I don’t think they’ll ever get to gatekeeper / macOS level of openness. But they could have relaxed on the restrictions and listened to their devs (offered free trials, etc) and lowered the take from 30 for one time payments to something less but in return could keep the store front idea. As long as they cling to the iPhone and the iPad as being appliances then the same sort of locked down approach of the consoles and their single vendor stores makes sense.