What app developers actually think about the EU vs Apple debate on third-party app stores

Under the European Union's new Digital Markets Act (DMA), which aims to increase competition, large online platforms, including Apple, must open up their devices to third-party app stores.

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While the consensus is that this provision of the law is good for users and even Apple, it's unclear how the regulation will affect application developers.

The question is what do app developers think about these new regulations? Will they actually be beneficial to EU based developers and what will be the short and long term impact on the EU's app market? We spoke with a few to find out.

In short, they're actually interested in the effects of this legislation, because sideloading and alternative application stores on iOS will give developers more options, and these options will in turn put pressure on Apple to lower its fees as well. Competition is a beautiful, beautiful thing.