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Originally Posted by SeijiSensei
It's all about "walled gardens" these days, and the consequent lock-in they provide. Sure they may be convenient for consumers who only care about simplicity, but the real motive for creating AppStores and the like is to restrict competition though a form of vertical integration.
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While that may be one motive, I don't think that it's the only one. Much of Apple's philosophy is with the idea that "if you want something done right, do it yourself." To a certain degree, Windows, Android, and other operating systems that relied on someone else to produce the hardware and other bits were somewhat restricted because the visions of the people designing the operating system didn't necessarily match up with the visions of people designing the software or hardware. That's workable up to a point, but it takes a unified vision to advance further. Apple has often received praise for the good user experience that their products offer, and I suspect that it arises in part from their vertical integration. (It helps that their overall company culture is dedicated to it, as well.)