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Ah yes, "think of the children", that marvel of rhetorical tools. You deny others their freedom, but it's "for the greater good". That always ends up so well.

The "state of such things" on other platforms, as dangerous as it might look to your paternalistic worldview, is what enabled the PC revolution in the first place. Had Microsoft or IBM enacted policies as draconian and illiberal as Apple is doing now, we likely wouldn't be talking on a free tcp connection using free browsers, right now. It's not by denying people their freedom that you reach progress and stability, but by educating them to make better choices for themselves.

But sure, spin it round and round. You and Apple are doing your best to keep back progress, but it's not going to last.