Putting ethical concerns aside (I'm definitely not on Big Tech's side on this), it just makes business sense to not piss off one of your biggest app developers

Putting ethical concerns aside (I'm definitely not on Big Tech's side on this), it just makes business sense to not piss off one of your biggest app developers in favor of someone making an unofficial client. We absolutely need more regulation for these big platforms, but until then it's difficult to blame Apple for acting rationally business-wise.