[natch]

Yes. I can write and install any shitty program I want on my Apple device. No problems there.

But when it comes to other people's devices, those other people probably want a say in who the device is open to and when, and for what purpose. Apple helps make it possible for them to have a say.

While I am free to install astoundingly shitty software on my own iPhone/iPad/Mac, Apple makes it difficult for me to install shitty programs on other people's Apple devices without their knowledge or consent.

Seems like a reasonable way of doing things. Open for your own device, and others get to decide for themselves what they are open to for their devices.

[Canada]

How are you free to install software on your own iPhone or iPad when you need a developer account to get a signing certificate to install your app on your own phone?

[natch]

With a developer account.