That is not a dev thing. At least not a good dev thing. That is a shady business person thing, possibly holding devs to ransom with “I know you don't like it, you can always leave if you dislike it enough and I'll get someone else to implement”.
Of course it is possible to be both a dev and a shady business person, but away from one-man-band entrepreneurs people don't usually have the desire not the time to excel at both.
Keep in mind that the overwhelming majority of software that people interact with is coming from developers that are businesses.
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Meanwhile...
https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/#cod...
> Apps should never prey on users or attempt to rip off customers, trick them into making unwanted purchases, ... or engage in any other manipulative practices within or outside of the app.
Regulation is great is there’s a one size fits all solution, or if a single compromise is good enough for the entire population. Otherwise regulation will only provide the least common denominator, the smallest set of rules that fit everyone.
Apple can enforce rules that don’t work for everyone - there are alternatives to choose from for users who need things that are not possible in Apple world.
I only noticed your username after reading your comment - well played!
Most people don't live in a jurisdiction that will provide this anytime soon. Frankly its not the top 10 of most peoples issue list because of the App Store regulation.
We already have a mechanism to restrict choice - regulation. Turning to corporations to safeguard consumer rights will end in tears, especially if used as an excuse to curtail user freedom.
> Have you ever actually met or heard of a user [..] that cares about this?
Ordinary people don't care about a lot of things they should care about - there are only so many hours in the day to learn about issues and acquire the necessary knowledge to form an opinion. If experts in the relevant fields don't care for them, the only other ones are those that stand to profit.
I bet it would be mostly mechanics speaking up if auto manufacturers started requiring only "licensed" brake pads or blinker fluid be used. Does that mean the practice isn't car-owner-hostile?