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Having app developers be able to avoid Apples forced 30% fee is great. The fee is pure rent seeking masquerading as curation.
The #1 thing they provide is exposure.
The vast majority of users simply won't download and install something they find on a website on their phones.
Thankfully, it seems like places like the EU and now Japan are considering ALL use cases, not just the majority of them.