> That's fine, don't hide from your position, you should own it. If you stopped perverting the meaning of freedom and stopped stuffing so many words in my mout

> That's fine, don't hide from your position, you should own it. If you stopped perverting the meaning of freedom and stopped stuffing so many words in my mouth, you'd realize that I'm not hiding from my position, you're just taking my stance on Apple's destructive role as a personal attack on your way of life. I never suggested that iMessage should be opened free for all, or consoles for that matter, or any of the other things you listed. I was exclusively talking about app distribution and any associated payments. If "your experience" is dependent on Apple seeking rent in every transaction tangentially related to its platform, and Apple applying its moral compass in interactions between pairs of consenting adults, then yes, I do think that should be illegal just like lead paint, dumping trash in the rivers, or the mafia threatening to burn down your business if you don't pay for protection. I'm not hiding from that. That aspect of their monopoly is destructive to the wider economy and society, so frankly, it's not a matter of preference anymore. Rather than pleading with Apple to save you from Facebook, why don't you do something more productive, like demanding that they secure their OS so that apps can't do anything nefarious with your data without your explicit approval, regardless of installation source and their superficial review process? Process, mind you, that has repeatedly approved malware to be released on their own app store.