> Does the author REALLY believe that Apple won't instantly drop support for any feature that could seriously disrupt the App Store?

I'm fairly sure that he doesn't have particularly much faith in Apple, no: https://infrequently.org/2022/06/apple-is-not-defending-brow...

But they're not counting on Apple's good heart; they're counting on regulators. From the article:

> Apple will, of course, attempt to delay the entry of competing browsers through as-yet-unknown strategies, but the clock is ticking.