The App Store's damage
 

No company has done as much damage to the perceived value of software, and the sustainability of being an independent developer, as Apple. Not that other companies wouldn't have done the same thing - they would have. It's just that Apple was the successful one. It's resolutely the fault of us as consumers, and it's actively encouraged by the App Store.

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