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by estranhosidade 1693 days ago
It is just a coincidence that not allowing sideload and making Apple the sole gatekeeper of what gets installed on all iPhones ends up – surprisingly – benefiting Apple and making then trillions of dollars every year ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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I don't think he's wrong, but probably the risk Apple cares most about is to its business.

I'd appreciate Apple being a bit more up front about the iPhone/App Store business model: Apple makes handheld game systems (games account for ~75% of the App Store business), and makes money from "free to play" games by licensing/taxing DLC.