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by ericwooley 1859 days ago
Why is that difficult to say?

If I pay for a general computer, I should be able to run whatever code I want on it. Apple should have no say in what I compute.

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you didn't pay for a general purpose computer though. You paid for a computer tied to the App Store with all the advantages and disadvantages commensurate with that.

If you want to frame it in contract terms, this is like signing on the dotted line for a mortgage ("enter into the contract, buy the phone"), then some time later saying "this payment is too much" ("I don't like this bit, I want to pay less"). It doesn't work that way.

This is a device and an ecosystem that works certain ways. You know that. Please, go get yourself and Android and do whatever you want with it and leave us alone too enjoy the calm and safety of the ecosystem we love and choose to use. I’m telling that as someone whose went to Android in December and back to iOS 3 weeks ago. Please, just leave us alone.
Android was only marginally better until google announced they would allow app stores to update apps in the background from android 12 onward.