> monolithic software pipelines controlled by a corporation sure are bad I would guess a lot of people wouldn't agree with that as a general statement. I supp

> monolithic software pipelines controlled by a corporation sure are bad I would guess a lot of people wouldn't agree with that as a general statement. I suppose we can argue about what "bad" means. They certainly aren't perfect and have various drawbacks. On the other hand, where are the better software pipelines not controlled by corporations, all things considered? Keep in mind that people generally opt-in to the Apple ecosystem, despite the high dollar cost of entry. Meanwhile, let's consider an unpoliced app store. It will be full of malware, scams and frauds that only highly sophisticated users will be able to navigate with some safely. One one hand, no one's going to get banned. On the other hand, no one is going to be banned! It doesn't sound good to me.