“ You should demand it from the OS capabilities regardless of where the app comes from.”

That sounds like a quote from Tim Cook. Seriously though, if the commenter is happy with Apple and how it fits their work patterns then why do you need to call them out? I’m consistently confused about the mental horsepower spent on this debate when the solution is really simple: if you don’t like a product, don’t buy it. I think Tesla’s look lame, so I don’t own one. I don’t like Twinkies, so I don’t buy them.

I guess my point is - wuu saa

I definitely lean more towards the libertarian side of things, but in instances like this I do think the monopoly/antitrust arguments carry some weight. Apple and Google both DOMINATE the mobile market; and it's not an insignificant market. Unseated Microsoft from decades of dominating how the vast majority of computing power was used almost overnight.

I think it's LONG past time for both Apple and Google to be forced to offer mechanisms that are far less onerous for third party app stores than the hoops and fear mongering Google makes you go through on Android.

If Apple and/or Google were actually successful on delivering a fraction of their promises about safety and security in their app stores that would be one thing - but they don't even appear to be trying, despite all their bluster to the contrary.