As a consumer, I am 100% in favor of the way run the app store. I don't want to give random apps my credit card. I don't want to have 18 accounts to keep track of. I don't want to have to call telephone support to cancel my account. I don't want malware in my apps. I don't want apps to have my email if they don't need it. I don't need another middleman for content companies license and distribute. Everything Apple is doing is helping make a better app store for me.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24013658
I can add that he also doesn't want Chinese dissidents to run Signal or XMPP app to bypass wiretapping by the oppressive government.
Fairly certain user @spullara was talking about themselves personally.
> I'm very happy in my locked platform, I'm happy that my family are on a locked platform.
> If they (or I) want to be on a more open platform then that exists, just not for apple devcies; but for now I trust random developers less than I trust Apple.
I think that Apple should allow apps to be installed from outside of the app store, but your argument is just a straw man.