Author here.
> If you're charging a subscription fee
The DRM applies even if you charge no fee.
> why would you expect Apple to make it available to competing podcast apps
Because every single other podcast hosting service does, with the exception of folks that signed a contract with Spotify.
> If you post something on TikTok it doesn't show up on people's Facebook feeds.
It can, actually. You can post a link. If I upload a podcast to Apple, it's physically inaccessible unless you have a Mac or an iOS device.
> Apple isn't taking away self-hosted RSS podcast feeds.
That was never the point, and not my concern. What they're doing is tricking small podcasters into signing up for a cheap service that prevents them from ever leaving.
> If you're charging a subscription fee
The DRM applies even if you charge no fee.
> why would you expect Apple to make it available to competing podcast apps
Because every single other podcast hosting service does, with the exception of folks that signed a contract with Spotify.
> If you post something on TikTok it doesn't show up on people's Facebook feeds.
It can, actually. You can post a link. If I upload a podcast to Apple, it's physically inaccessible unless you have a Mac or an iOS device.
> Apple isn't taking away self-hosted RSS podcast feeds.
That was never the point, and not my concern. What they're doing is tricking small podcasters into signing up for a cheap service that prevents them from ever leaving.