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by array_key_first 232 days ago
They already get paid to do that - the 30% is completely unrelated to that.

That's also optional. Apple chooses to develop iOS because it becomes a new pathway for siphoning money from consumers and developers, and allows them to create their walled garden.

They could just stop at any point and use android or even off-the-shelf Linux with an OS mobile environment.