> I, the engineer, do not want them to do this.
You don't matter, consumers matter.
> Before Google and Apple, I didn't have this problem.
And you didn't have distribution either.
> But it wasn't always this way!
Indeed, there wasn't even distribution. Do you actually remember what was shipping mobile software back in 2005?
> I want them to pay back the negative externalities they've leveraged onto us.
Again, you as an engineer don't matter, only as a consumer. And consumers have never had so many options and at such low prices.
You don't matter, consumers matter.
> Before Google and Apple, I didn't have this problem.
And you didn't have distribution either.
> But it wasn't always this way!
Indeed, there wasn't even distribution. Do you actually remember what was shipping mobile software back in 2005?
> I want them to pay back the negative externalities they've leveraged onto us.
Again, you as an engineer don't matter, only as a consumer. And consumers have never had so many options and at such low prices.