Apple built a platform and wants to extract value from that platform. It seems perfectly reasonable to me.
I don't see evidence of excessive margins on hardware; I see a company that's planned for and executed on proper margins.
Maybe. But that already happens w/ free and "pro", etc.. I expect that the marketplace would sort that out. When everything is a come-on genuine offerings start to have more appeal.
>Apple built a platform and wants to extract value from that platform.
Sure. No problems with that as long as there is some value they are providing. At least in the case of a paid app, once that sale is made Apple shouldn't be involved unless they are doing something useful.