[Keyframe]

4) This atrocity was written and mandated by Apple

Of course people will still not boycott them. They're no better than Microsoft was in the 90's. Not sure if it comes at that high level of a company or they're not all that different to begin with.

[EA-3167]

They won't boycott them because 99.999% of people aren't mobile devs, and none of this impacts them in the slightest. It didn't impact them when the price was 30% of anything over $1 mil, it doesn't impact them now. The average consumer of Apple products doesn't even care about side-loading, although I'm sure a significant minority is very pleased that it's an option going forward.

I really like this site, but people do sometimes lose sight of the world they live in vs the world most people inhabit.

[layer8]

The pricing model very much impacts users, because it incentivizes higher app prices, as well as subscriptions over one-time purchases. Users certainly don’t like subscriptions (but Apple loves those).

[foogazi]

As a user I don’t like subscriptions but I love Apple Pay - then only other payment provider I’d consider is PayPal

I don’t think I’d click on an external link to go to the app website to pay for anything

[layer8]

Whether third parties support Apple Pay or not is completely orthogonal to that pricing model. I use Apple Pay on web sites that have nothing to do with apps or app stores.

[aaomidi]

And this is why government exists, so it can battle these things without everything being a direct action from the consumer.

[Keyframe]

since it wasn't obvious - for developers to boycott them. Not Joe Montana.

[EA-3167]

Developers have been showing for a LONG time that they're long on talk of boycotts, and short on action. I really doubt that's going to change, the industry is mostly crabs in a bucket.

[Keyframe]

ah well, unfortunately I can't say you're wrong there.