VideoLAN @videolan App Stores were a mistake. Currently, we cannot update VLC on Windows Store, and we cannot update VLC on Android Play Store, without reducing security or dropping a lot of users… For now, iOS App Store still allows us to ship for iOS9, but until when?
Because the person brought up a company and its policies so we are discussing blame among companies.
If you’d like to broaden the scope of the conversation by all means but don’t imply I’m leaving stuff out here when I’m just responding to what was stated.