With one anti-trust case behind them, and a loss (packaging IE as the only browser for those to young to remember), a single access point for all software would

With one anti-trust case behind them, and a loss (packaging IE as the only browser for those to young to remember), a single access point for all software would likely raise similar flags. Apple can get away with it (or close to it) because they are still not the dominant platform. I suspect we'll get to a point where the App Store, Google Play and Microsoft Store (not sure what Microsoft's is called) will be considered monopolizing the sales channel and be decoupled forcing competition in the store space, or allowing software to be installed without going through a store at all. Thankfully we've got history on our side with installing apps from any source being the default behavior.