[cryptonym]

What's their interest in you building side-loaded apps instead of using their data hungry services?

[thewebguyd]

Their interests shouldn't matter. If they matter that much to restrict, then they are abusing monopoly power and need broken up.

[titzer]

Or buying some crappy app off the app store, from which they take a cut.

[zeumo]

They do also sell the data-hungry side-loaded app builder.

[int_19h]

Sure, but the real profits to be had there, if any, are package deals with other megacorps, not hobbyists.