Compared to Apple fees, that fee is actually managable. It’s a one-time thing.

However, it’s still a small hurdle for poor/younger indie-devs to het their MVP out and tested.

On a side note, if they want to restrict users from sideloading apps, fine! But we as users also want to decide what we do not want installed on our devices, so a debloated device with no BS apps and games installed. How about we make this happen as well?