I think the worst outcome of their attempts to tax others this way is that it'll blow up in their face and they'll lose leverage over the app store.
I'm okay with them enforcing app store policy guidelines etc. I think what they're doing here though is just a racket.
They may have deluded themselves about this (seems that way from their comments about it), but I think most people outside of Apple see it for what it is. You can make a good argument about app store rules being in the interest of customers and chosen by customers. You can't really make a good argument for the profit grab they're doing here, it's just abuse.
I'm okay with them enforcing app store policy guidelines etc. I think what they're doing here though is just a racket.
They may have deluded themselves about this (seems that way from their comments about it), but I think most people outside of Apple see it for what it is. You can make a good argument about app store rules being in the interest of customers and chosen by customers. You can't really make a good argument for the profit grab they're doing here, it's just abuse.