> If Play Store, App Store etc became EMPTY because the only apps are from big tech they totally loose any customers appeal and fails quickly. Remember the old

> If Play Store, App Store etc became EMPTY because the only apps are from big tech they totally loose any customers appeal and fails quickly. Remember the old concept of the union who makes the strength? The vast majority of consumers aren't even aware that alternative app stores exist - and if they ever become even remotely popular it's pretty much a guarantee that there'll be scare campaigns from BigCorp because they're full with "malware". Heck, who's going to install some random third-party app store just to install a mobile game? Play Store / App Store have essentially become a monopoly. If you don't have an app on the official app stores, your company might as well not exist. Everyone knows this, so everyone tries to get their apps published on the official app stores. Google and Apple are very much aware of this too, and they just don't care about small apps because it's not making them enough money. Unless you're big enough to have your own account manager, you might just as well not exist at all.