If one mentions Android’s “openness” as a plus, people (rightly) point out that sure, it is technically open source and you can often sideload, but that doesn’t

If one mentions Android’s “openness” as a plus, people (rightly) point out that sure, it is technically open source and you can often sideload, but that doesn’t mean it is friendly towards those things necessarily. A lot of downsides come with rooting and bootloader unlocking after all. That is when comparing to iOS, which is more restrictive than macOS, as you point out. I mention this because I think that it’s good Apple lets you use some of the hardware you own with relatively little restriction if you so choose, but it is a lot less practical than the previous status quo and other systems. You definitely lose some functionality (on M1, I believe you lose at least iOS application support.) If we’re going to be frank about it with Android, I think it’s fair to be frank about it with macOS/M1. I would guess things could be better if user choice was as much of a focus as vendor control.