"In the last six years, billings and sales facilitated by the App Store have more than doubled in China, and more than tripled in the U.S. and Europe."

So you mean you weren't materially affected in any way, shape or form by opening up iPhone to third-party app stores and sideloaded apps, and there has been zero malware crises or PR disasters in that time as a result?

Who would have thought. It's almost like you burned all those bridges with developers for /nothing/.

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/06/app-store-ecosystem-reaches-1-point-4-trillion-usd-as-developers-thrive-globally/