I would say there is a space in the web world which is truly egalitarian, and then surrounding that are non-egalitarian structures.
The same is true in iOS development, with xCode you can put whatever you want on any phone, so if you ignore digital distribution, there is a space where iOS development tools are truly egalitarian. I could sell iPhone software to you by having someone physically attach your phone to a development machine and install my app.
But for most purposes, the egalitarian web space includes a means for reasonable distribution, whereas the egalitarian iOS space doesn't so I am rounding those off to "exists" and "doesn't exist" for the purposes of discussion, because I don't really think a software platform without a legal means of distribution is a "real" platform.
But sure, true egalitarianism is an impossible dream that can never exist? I agree, but I don't see how it changes the conversation.
It's anarchism at the top and bottom, but there are many layers in between.