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Re:Apple’s tightly controlled App Store is teeming with scams by actuator on Sunday June 06, 2021 @05:37PM (#27416566)
> Instead, they get to keep a reputation which is far better than the other megacorps'.

I think this is what having strong marketing gets you. You can see from the defence on HN/Twitter where most people would be fine with Apple having a control over all their devices and aren't afraid of the growing dominance of a single company.

Re:Apple’s tightly controlled App Store is teeming with scams by Ericson2314 on Monday June 07, 2021 @10:47AM (#27423239)
https://locusmag.com/2021/01/cory-doctorow-neofeudalism-and-... is a sad example where Cory only points out Apple nefariously undermining the guarantees, as opposed to shear technical failure not intended to appease anyone.