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> I don't get it, so no company can provide a walled garden

Apple doesn't have multiple competing stores. It has ONE store.

And if you are a software vendor that makes mobile apps, you HAVE to support Apple or you will go out of business.

Because consumers value the Apple ecosystem and UX, both of which you can take advantage of as a developer. What is the problem?

The problem is that after a decade, my choices are to continue to spend money at Apple, or spend even more money and time to leave Apple, go somewhere else, and buy all the apps I already own, all over again.

When I first started, I used to think of Apple as the best option available to me. Now I think about it as the least bad option. The cost of leaving involves so much time and money, that it’s not a realistic option.

That's... life.

DVDs come out. Now I have to rebuy all my VHS movies on another platform...

No you don't, you can buy a VHS player and keep using it without throwing out your TV. Or buy a combined DVD/VHS player. The only reason to buy DVDs is because the quality is better. You're getting additional value for your purchase, beyond the artificial restrictions of a mega corporation.

Hilariously, I did replace all my VHS with DVDs. I didn’t make that mistake a third time with blurays.

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