[perfobotto]

What are you talking about. A restaurant doesn’t have the power to steer an economy of billions of dollars worldwide (the phone app market) . Apple and google do. Do you understand the risk for countries to allow one single private company to have complete control over the life/jobs of hundreds of thousands of citizens (app developers) that could be just destroyed by the whim of one of these two companies? It’s the price of creating a multi billion dollar business. You have to take responsibilities that go beyond your own revenue as you have worldwide power.

[aabbcc1241]

If the "app developer" doesn't feel fair to work for apple app store / google play store, they could work for other android app store or, they could work for the web.

Even there are many Apple App developer on the world doesn't mean they cannot choose to left.

[jpttsn]

I don’t feel entitled to controlling any company unless I own stock.

If I build my career on a supplier company I don’t control, that’s my problem.

EU politicians seem to disagree. Mostly (I bet) to protect their own.

[perfobotto]

Well that’s not how it works. When a company controls a very important piece of something society starts to rely on (oil, information, communication ... etc), regulation is not just preferable . It is NECESSARY.

[aabbcc1241]

Couldn't the society adopt alternatives on their own if they feel it unfair?

[ksec]

When you are the only two Restaurant in town that offers dinning services and somehow these restaurant has a high barrier of entry so other restaurant cant compete, then yes. How much and what silverware you use could then be a problem.

And I could force you to buy silverware made in X.

[CRConrad]

Good thing your feelings aren't relevant to... Pretty much anything under discussion here, then.