you're missing something Apple could: hide a default off "install third party apps from safari" flag somewhere deep in the settings make it so you can only i

you're missing something Apple could: hide a default off "install third party apps from safari" flag somewhere deep in the settings make it so you can only install 3rd party apps from the web using a special browser that doesn't come pre-installed, like in Fire TV OS have a "never allow third party installs" flag that can only be set when initialising the device (or in the BIOS that iOS devices don't have but should). if the user wants a walled garden, they can choose it for themselves these are simple options I thought of in 5 minutes that would likely solve 99% of cases, or at the very least absolve Apple of responsibility for them the world's richest and probably most capable tech company could permanently solve this problem with all the resources in their metaphorical left thumbnail, if they wanted to, but they don't want to, because this argument is an excuse for maintaining their market dominance, not a genuine concern