But proponents of opening it up need to realise that the status quo is a real, practical benefit to a portion of society as well.
By all means, let’s talk about ways it can work for everyone, monopolies are bad too. But while we’re doing it, let’s try not to blame or exclude people who aren’t computer-security savvy, or make their world worse.
A new building or machine is reviewed once just like a scientific publication. A book or article might never get even a superficial review.
People are even offended if their things or things they want are critically examined and more so when others block it. Business Models that depend on monopolies on the right to review are possibly the most hilarious.
Edit: Search engines even rank things by quality without review.
Both can be used to scam the scammable.
But there are still solutions there: perhaps enabling sideloading should wipe the phone (like unlocking the bootloader does on Android). Or perhaps some sort of "parental controls" where it requires a PIN to enable, but people who set up phones for their parents can keep the PIN from them.
The solution doesn't have to be to lock it down for everyone, without any escape hatches. But Apple likes it this way, not for the safety it can provide, but because it's a part of their business model. But I don't care about their business model, and it's normal and right that governments regulate the kinds of things companies can do.