However, my understanding is that this suite is about apple abusing the app-writing monopoly to also let only them sell apps, which is why I thought the console game analogy was sound.
As for merchants, I'm sure second hand stores and those at flea markets have signed all of these contracts. /S
Yes, I was sort-of referencing multiple arms of Sony. Sorry if that complicated things.
Yes, I know Microsoft has a blessed app storeb however, like Android, you can still install your own, unsigned executables or use another app store (there are some more recent package managers for Windows iirc? It's not really what I deal with.)
I remember the issues with the arm based surfaces. Iirc one of the current selling points of a surface ia that you can run any software on them.
I think this case will be interesting because there are platforms that come close to, but don't have quite, the control apple does over both who can generate applications as well as who can sell them. Where those platforms evolve 8s directly related to the outcome here I think.
