You also plainly reduce the amount of available software because not every developer will put up with Apples demands and you could argue that their model attrac

You also plainly reduce the amount of available software because not every developer will put up with Apples demands and you could argue that their model attracts developers that are orientated to get a profit out of their users. That alone isn't nefarious, but it is clear that software today would look a lot worse if we only had such platforms available. Additionally nobody would be forced to side-load anything, so I don't get the restriction. Security is a cheap excuse in my opinion and Apple can be glad that this is swallowed to readily.