Sure, at the start, yes. But then came Java and Wap. You could, in theory, download a jar from a site and try to run it. God knows if it would run. But it wasn

Sure, at the start, yes. But then came Java and Wap. You could, in theory, download a jar from a site and try to run it. God knows if it would run. But it wasn't a locked-down app store that bypassing would land you in hot water.