[EricE]

I definitely lean more towards the libertarian side of things, but in instances like this I do think the monopoly/antitrust arguments carry some weight. Apple and Google both DOMINATE the mobile market; and it's not an insignificant market. Unseated Microsoft from decades of dominating how the vast majority of computing power was used almost overnight.

I think it's LONG past time for both Apple and Google to be forced to offer mechanisms that are far less onerous for third party app stores than the hoops and fear mongering Google makes you go through on Android.

If Apple and/or Google were actually successful on delivering a fraction of their promises about safety and security in their app stores that would be one thing - but they don't even appear to be trying, despite all their bluster to the contrary.