Re:Why is Apple acting like an asshole?
by Razengan on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @09:32PM
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I get what you're saying, but right now, in the current state of the industry, here's the thing:
People are free to "innovate" and experiment and invent on Android and the PC, and if an innovation is deemed desirable on Apple's curated platform — which they are perfectly within their rights to control, and millions of users continue to be happy with that — then Apple will make a provision for it.
On iOS, there would be a whole host of problems with allowing third-party browser engines and app stores that the people clamoring for looser restrictions have yet to address:
People are free to "innovate" and experiment and invent on Android and the PC, and if an innovation is deemed desirable on Apple's curated platform — which they are perfectly within their rights to control, and millions of users continue to be happy with that — then Apple will make a provision for it.
On iOS, there would be a whole host of problems with allowing third-party browser engines and app stores that the people clamoring for looser restrictions have yet to address:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24469664
Not the least of which is: How would you enforce a user's settings for privacy and parental controls on third-party browsers and app stores?