Everything you mention is either A: still part of the MAS or B: needed by both developers and consumers. > What I love as a consumer in my iPhone (compared to

Everything you mention is either A: still part of the MAS or B: needed by both developers and consumers. > What I love as a consumer in my iPhone (compared to Android, etc.) is no upgrades -- annoying like hell. WTF? iPhone and Android have almost exactly the same upgrade policy. Both automatically update apps, and have done for ages. The only app store in the discussion that does ask you about updates by default is the MAS. > No messages about license changes Nobody mentioned this. Someone did mention "migration from previous licensing schemes", but that's about not making people pay twice for the same app, not bugging people about license changes. Besides, you do get something similar on iOS - it bugs you, as it should, whenever an app wants new permissions. The MAS may be simpler for consumers than what we want, but it's not easier. It's a huge PITA for everyone who has to use it in any way outside of the single most obvious manner. These aren't even edge cases, these are just cases outside of the default.