I'm aware this is a positive change, my point is as a developer it breeds ever increasing uncertainty. Apple introduce draconian changes penciled in to come into effect in four months time, everyone complains about it, they don't say or do anything about it for four months and then quietly change policy a couple of weeks before it comes into effect.

I'm not saying apple can't act like that, I'm not saying that it might not be in their own business interests, I am saying that it shows complete contempt for the people developing apps for their platform who have to plan around changes that might or might not come into effect and which might or might not be clarified at some point sooner or later but probably later.