[mauricio]

I would disagree with the premise that the two stores are comparable. The alternative to not use the Mac App Store is not just financial, but also allows developers to bypass the sandbox requirements.

Whether or not Apple permits alternative payment systems for iOS/iPadOS, all the apps will likely remain sandboxed.

[judge2020]

Precisely: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/19/apples-head-of-software-says...

[webmobdev]

Any OS feature should be in control of the user, not Apple who can sell access to these features to developers in the form of "entitlements".