I don't want to beg Apple or Samsung or Microsoft or Google to be given the ability to program a computer. I don't know if you realize it, but that is the way t

I don't want to beg Apple or Samsung or Microsoft or Google to be given the ability to program a computer. I don't know if you realize it, but that is the way things are headed now. To be supremely clear - You can support convenience without compromising on these ideals. What you seem to be alluding to is a "kiosk" / zero-maintenance feature, or an OS mode with stripped down functionality that makes things simple and convenient for people who need it. I am not opposed to such functionality whatsoever. It is an orthogonal issue to having control over your own computing devices. >Why isn't there room for both models? Why can't there be tightly managed platforms, totally open platforms and then anything in between? The mere existence of iOS doesn't prevent people who don't want the rules imposed by iOS to pick some other solution. Yet ironically you want to dictate to Apple how they should be able to run their platform while complaining they are too restrictive? What choice are you referring to exactly? Or rather, is there even a choice in the market? Has the market "spoken"? Things don't just happen by themselves. What's wrong with demanding things from companies? Don't we demand that manufacturers stop using supply chains that exploit slave labor? Don't we demand companies spend money on workers' safety? Don't we demand that companies pay a living wage? Don't we demand companies to respect our privacy? Don't we incentivize companies to donate to good social causes? These things were considered not mainstream-important at one point in time. What a horrible time we would be living in, if people would have just said "take it or leave it". Even in a capitalist society, we have a long history of getting companies to focus on things way more important than money.