[TerrifiedMouse]

> Why should my choice of hardware or OS dictate the apps I'm allowed to install?

Do you own an iPhone? I suspect that the vast majority of people complaining about Apple's "lock down" are people who don't even use an iPhone.

If you do own an iPhone ... why the heck did you buy one knowing its limitations. It's like buying a pink shirt when you hate pink, despite the availability of shirts of other colors, then going to the manufacturer to complain about the color.

[Wowfunhappy]

I can't speak for others, but I'm an iPhone user, and I'm complaining!

> why the heck did you buy one knowing its limitations.

Because:

• Almost everyone I know uses iMessage exclusively.

• I very strongly dislike Android's UI design.

• I strongly prefer iPhone hardware.

Any two of these would be insufficient to offset how furious I am that I can't decide what code runs on my own damn phone! But taken together, Android just doesn't make sense.

I jailbroke my iPhone for years, despite the many inconveniences of running an outdated version of iOS, but Apple's security has just become too good.