[FakeComments]

My model of it:

It will cost $500 to ditch Apple and replace them; there’s a 10% chance I will have to switch before I’d make my next purchase anyway; and Apple has to date saved me over $50 in frustration via their control of the ecosystem.

So I’m willing to ride it out and see what happens.

[matwood]

There is really nothing to ride out. I think it's rather refreshing that Apple followed the rules they set forth even when it was large companies breaking them. I would have more issue if Apple shutdown the lone developer, and then did nothing when FB/Google did the exact same thing.

With the above said, we can certainly discuss if Apple should use/have this ability at all. But, IMO it is a different discussion.

[FakeComments]

> I think it's rather refreshing that Apple followed the rules they set forth even when it was large companies breaking them.

This kind of behavior from executives[0] is precisely why I invested in Apple products in the first place — why I took the risk at all.

I meant that I don’t see this as any reason to get out, from a pure “well, what if they abuse their power?” perspective: the risk is low, given the way they’ve acted until now, and the total possible cost is reasonably bounded — I’ve already had enough upside to eclipse the risk weighted cost, this was a good investment.

So why would I even worry about it until something bad did happen? The homo economis answer is to let your bet ride, until the point you were going to re-evaluate anyway, when buying a new phone.

[0] There is approximately 0% chance Google and Facebook were kicked out of dev programs without running it by senior executives.