Do we, a democratic society, have a right to pick your breakfast?
Can we force you into a career?
Can we force you to right a book?
What if you work with a few people? Can we compel you to right a book then?
What if you work with a lot of people, a few thousand? Can we make you write a book in that case?
Corporations are creations of a democratic society. A corporate charter is granted. As such, it can and does come with strings attached, which can include rules such as "you are not allowed to do this", so long as rules and their conditions are uniformly applied.
>Do we, a democratic society, have a right to pick your breakfast?
Well, you can pick your friends. And you can pick your nose.
But you can't pick your friend's nose. In a democratic society, that is.
> Do we, a democratic society
Can we say that if we only have two app stores and both are controlled by the government?