Very similar sentiment when AppStore built. Everyone tries to avoid host their business on someone else's platform. Hence FB tried to do H5 with their app (so it is open-standard (a.k.a. web) based, people launches their own mobile phones etc etc.
At the end of the day, having app in AppStore is OK as long as you can accumulate something the platform company cannot access (social network, driver network, etc). OpenAI's thing is too early, but similar thinking might be applicable there too.
At the end of the day, having app in AppStore is OK as long as you can accumulate something the platform company cannot access (social network, driver network, etc). OpenAI's thing is too early, but similar thinking might be applicable there too.