> I don't understand why so many act as Apple apologists and feel the need to justify the current situation.
Who’s acting as an apologist? I prefer it the way it is. It’s not like you don’t have a choice. If you want a device that offers the ability to sideload go buy an Android. I appreciate the fact that if anyone wants to offer an app on IOS they MUST go through the official app store to do so. Lets say for instance an app that I must have (example only) Facebook Messenger. Now that they (Facebook) can sideload they stop offering it in the app store. Now anyone that really needs that app either must sideload it or not have it. You think Facebook is going to honor all of the good privacy controls that IOS currently enforces?
That is a huge disservice to those that like the walled garden. It forces companies that want a presence on IOS to comply.
Who’s acting as an apologist? I prefer it the way it is. It’s not like you don’t have a choice. If you want a device that offers the ability to sideload go buy an Android. I appreciate the fact that if anyone wants to offer an app on IOS they MUST go through the official app store to do so. Lets say for instance an app that I must have (example only) Facebook Messenger. Now that they (Facebook) can sideload they stop offering it in the app store. Now anyone that really needs that app either must sideload it or not have it. You think Facebook is going to honor all of the good privacy controls that IOS currently enforces?
That is a huge disservice to those that like the walled garden. It forces companies that want a presence on IOS to comply.