Apple runs APNS which handles delivery of non-local notifications to all iOS devices.

So you can receive notifications even when the app is closed.

Doesn't seem worth it.

That summarizes exactly why I hope this type of legislation doesn’t work out.

Today I can trust that any apps I download will use APNS or nothing.

Alternatively, a horror show of cheap and broken push implementations from developers who want to save a dime.

Consumers would suffer a thousand cuts and the value of the platform would plummet, eventually hurting developers more.

Then Apple can lower the cost and developers won't have to switch to save a dime. Then Apple can keep their platform value.

Alternatives means competition. Keeping the value of their platform up is no excuse for anti-competitive practices.

Developers will always choose the cheapest option. Someone will make a “free backup just watch this 30s ad” and people would use that instead of iCloud.

You fetishize competition. I want apple to be allowed to be anti competitive on their own platform. Just like I want to go to Disneyworld and not having to choose between competing companies’ versions of Space Mountain.

The rest of the world outside the walled garden is a competitive market. Once inside the walled garden, we have paid handsomely not to be competed for.

Saves a ton of battery, goes through all firewalls etc. Same applies to Google's Firebase push notifications.