“Force X” in the context of a discussion on reasonable industry regulation is a way to frame any action in the direction of positive liberty for the public at-l

“Force X” in the context of a discussion on reasonable industry regulation is a way to frame any action in the direction of positive liberty for the public at-large as one of government overreach or having ones’ basic rights eroded. ...which completely disregards any actions by the offending party that put us in this situation in the first place. Yes, Apple should be “forced” to allow for App Store competition on iOS, iPad OS, and probably tvOS too - the same way that I am “forced” to give a portion of my personal income to the IRS - or how I am “forced” to keep my MP3 rips of copyrighted music CDs private and away from my friends who I would love to share my musical tastes with. Apple isn’t a person. Despite /Citizens United/ I don’t believe Apple has any inherent or inalienable rights that should somehow be “protected”.