Interesting, I would not have expected calling Apple out for their malicious compliance practices would be controversial.

Sometimes Apple's malicious compliance is in service of (or less generously: aligned with) users' interests. I didn't know about the added fees that parent mentioned, so I appreciate them clarifying in this case.

If there's one thing humans manage to do well, it's to make small, random decisions we made in the past an integral part of our identity.