Not the end of App Stores or security imo. Apple will likely provide directions to the developer web site to pay. Whether users go, will depend on how much of a discount and how difficult the process is. On Apple TV, I have signed up for a number of streaming services on the vendor site, not to avoid paying Apple, but rather because they offered a discount for an annual rate, while Apple has a monthly plan only. Inconvenient to go back and forth with setting up account, entering credit card, and then going back to app with a user name and password, but enough of a saving that I did. Others may just pass. It will likely be the same for iOS App Store. For most users, we will get little out of this change. Spotify did not drop their prices and I suspect many developers will not offer any discount. The big developers will just make a bit more money.
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