Sindarina, Edge Case Detective on Nostr: The fact that developers are forced to deal with Apple instead of having direct ...

The fact that developers are forced to deal with Apple instead of having direct access to the user is a feature, both in terms of security and convenience.

I have absolutely zero desire or need for a bazillion 'alt’ app stores that only the big players will benefit from, using the App Store as a free distribution channel and then demanding that the user provide their data to them directly, instead of making do with a relatively anonymous Apple Account.

And in the meantime, nothing that would actually be useful is happening, and for some reason, Microsoft is getting away scot-free so far, happily making Windows more dependent.