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Require devs pay a tithe to the app store owner

Are less able to be customized, reverse-engineered, and controlled by the user

Are subject to arbitrary, vague, constantly shifting, opaque app store approval rules

Require constant updates just to continue existing, since the platforms they target don't care for backwards compatibility, and are constantly releasing updates

Are hostile to open source projects that have limited resources, as those represent a drain on the system, since they generate no revenue



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