Comment by KaiMagnus

It's infuriating how slowly we're moving towards more open platforms on mobile, when you can just look at the desktop to see how much freedom has been lost.

I always think of Steam as a well done digital store. Apple meanwhile is absolutely disinterested in providing anything beyond the most basic features. Whishlists, shopping carts, curators (which could in theory provide actual quality suggestions, like real stores), more granular review data and so on would improve the experience immensely. The App Store can vote soon, but developers can't even offer paid upgrades to their apps, or do sales.

Apple always says they are necessary to ensure the safety of their users. But the App Store right now keeps app quality down and makes it as intransparent as possible.