Comment by searchableguy

One point not discussed here is by relying so much on app store and apple's walled garden, what do you do when china or other country ask apple to remove certain apps?

Bypassing geo block on websites is easy and there isn't a single source of truth on the web like app store is for the users. Can apple explain why they took down apps on the request of china in HK and how do you think that will play out when no web apps can work reliably on apple devices?

Censorship is a huge problem for app stores. They censor anything sexual but sexuality is part of human nature. They censor anything politically charged but it's part of human nature too. I hope the anti trust fine plays out.

Apple can protect the privacy of people by making it harder for them to be vulnerable by choice. People here point towards stupid users when saying that a normal user won't be able to connect usb and enable a feature. Why can't the same happen with browsers or apps on ios? Why the $99 fee just to side load apps? Why the need for a mac?

Just admit it's for profit seeking reasons. Ads in your app store are a proof of that.