This reminds me of the "protections" real estate agents provide by taking a "meager" 5% commission on a home sale. Right now it seems practically impossible to sell a house without the involvement of an agency. I wish we could get rid of these overpaid middle men for filling out a bunch of forms and taking zero risk.

I feel what Apple is doing is taking 30% of what you pay to e.g. Spotify as a middle man because they made the device and can dictate whatever terms they please. How are people ok with this is beyond me.