> and suddenly the EU decided it was not good.

There's nothing sudden. There were several years of discussions with the industry and all the involved parties, including developers (something Apple never does).

On top of that all affected companies were given ample warnings and ample time to comply.

Even now Apple decrees it will not comply because "users and developers porn safety" bullshit never once getting off its high horse. At the same time the EU literally asks for feedback: https://9to5mac.com/2025/09/18/european-union-app-store-rule...

> Let the market decide!

How can the market decide when one of the duopoly players prevents others from competing? E.g. Pebble literally cannot compete with Apple Watch because Apple uses a completely unrelated product to cut them off from useful functionality https://ericmigi.com/blog/apple-restricts-pebble-from-being-...