>Why should Apple have any say over whose software I choose to install on a device once I have bought it from them? A valid reason is that you trust them to cu

>Why should Apple have any say over whose software I choose to install on a device once I have bought it from them? A valid reason is that you trust them to curate available programs according to values that you agree with. This reduces your risk considerably. (Consider the state of Windows executables in the bad old days.) Problems arise when a) you don't agree with their values, b) they don't actually act on their values. A lot of people are content to make the uninformed choice to trust Apple, and will continue to do so until their is an obviously better alternative.