[threeseed]

But 3rd party app stores just mean a race to the bottom.

The app store with the least oversight and cheapest prices would be the winner.

Policies like this are good for users but bad for apps and by extension app stores.

[fulafel]

Doesn't seem to happen on Android.

[yazaddaruvala]

My previous experience with the PlayStore might have been different than yours.

In the context of this guideline and other user focused non-tracking/permissions related things, the PlayStore is “already at bottom”.

[fulafel]

So more like race to the top?

[yazaddaruvala]

Races to the top are significantly slower, but possible.

Trust building is really, really hard.