[throwaway2048]

the web is also similar, you are locked into a restrictive api that vendors choose to support (or not...)

[dustingetz]

if a web problem is worth solving we can build a new browser which solves it, which is what google did vs microsoft. That is simply not allowed on apple hardware.

[throwaway2048]

you could also build a new cellphone, the point is the barriers are extraordinarily high.