What dark patterns are you thinking of here? I usually think of dark patterns as tricks that companies use to guide users to make a particular decision. Such as

What dark patterns are you thinking of here? I usually think of dark patterns as tricks that companies use to guide users to make a particular decision. Such as making the undesired link text smaller or harder to find. While I don’t think Apple is doing what most people wanted them to do (just allow users to install alternative stores or sidelod apps), I think they’re being quite transparent here.