[objc]

> It’s not going to help consumers and independent developers.

Developer here, top mod of /r/iOSProgramming. Making iOS an open platform will _absolutely_ help developers AND consumers for a myriad of reasons. Facebook being able to open their own app store means ANYONE can distribute their own apps, which is GOOD because that's how the web works and how every other general purpose computing platform works (Windows, macOS, even Android). See:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25375711&p=2

I encourage you to read the full lawsuit, as it outlines the harm Apple is actively doing to its users and developers:

https://cache.saurik.com/lawsuit/complaint.pdf

[zepto]

I’m a developer too.

“which is GOOD because that's how the web works and how every other general purpose computing platform works”

What’s good is that we have these alternatives.

The web is a shit medium for application delivery and people don’t trust it.

Android is much less trusted for app delivery than iOS because the store is less policed.

Forcing alternative stores on users will erode trust in the platform as well as creating fragmentation, and developers will definitely suffer.

If you don’t like the 30% fee - that can be solved, buy let’s not destroy the only trustworthy app market.