ios has reached a critical mass that makes it impossible to avoid for a huge number of apps if they want to be profitable, especially in rich countries.

This. Go choose a better job if you are poor. There are many.

That’s very unfair. I believe in capitalism, yes, because I believe in individual freedom and personal property rights. That really all capitalism is. But I also believe in a caring society, as citizens were all in this together. Citizenship comes with obligations as well as rights and we should look after our own.

Sure, when Apple will just sue any competitor for "infringing" on it's millions of stupid software patents

When has Apple initiated a patent lawsuit since Cook became CEO?

Words Mean Things. That lawsuit didn’t initiate under Cook.

Those are lawsuits to invalidate patents not to sue other people for using their patents.

You asked for patent lawsuits initiated under Cook's CEO tenure. Words Mean Things.

The thread was explicitly about apple suing other companies over using their patents. You know that’s the context.