> https://blog.cloudflare.com/supporting-the-future-of-the-ope...

Yeah and if it succeeds (while unlikely) it proves Google-style monopoly isn't that bad and permanent.

> because App Store is the only way of publishing apps on iPhone

You're going to be really surprised to find out iOS porn game is a thing in Asia :)

But that's not my point. My point was Cloudflare and AppStore are very different things.

> How does Cloudflare reduce the number of users they can reach?

Any barrier would affect the number of users you reach. Even just a capcha or +200ms loading time.