> It seems parasitic in a kind of way to demand that right.
Third parties bring value to the platform. Try to remove all the third parties from the Apple Store and see how people react.
Apple's sales of iPhones benefit from the third parties, but they use their dominant position to take a huge cut of what the third parties sell.
One could say: either Apple gives access to third parties in a decent way, or they just don't. Apple needs the third parties (otherwise they would not give them access in the first place, obviously), so they should give them decent conditions.
Third parties bring value to the platform. Try to remove all the third parties from the Apple Store and see how people react.
Apple's sales of iPhones benefit from the third parties, but they use their dominant position to take a huge cut of what the third parties sell.
One could say: either Apple gives access to third parties in a decent way, or they just don't. Apple needs the third parties (otherwise they would not give them access in the first place, obviously), so they should give them decent conditions.