A lot of the debate here pits "users can decide what's acceptable" against "Apple can decide what to sell". The only reason these seem incompatible is that iPh

A lot of the debate here pits "users can decide what's acceptable" against "Apple can decide what to sell". The only reason these seem incompatible is that iPhone owners can only get apps from Apple. If you want both Apple and users to have freedom of choice, lock-in is the real enemy. (Side note: lock-in also goes hand-in-hand with DRM, which goes hand-in-hand with surveillance: if the user isn't allowed to see what code they're running, and the software company isn't allowed to disclose what the government made them do, then the user can't know how their device is bugged. Cory Doctorow explains nicely how fighting lock-in and DRM is good for political freedom, too: https://vimeo.com/123473929 https://vimeo.com/123473929)