[throwaway2990]

> Apple's total control of all aspects of the iPhone platform is harmful to consumers in a way that is not at all obvious, especially not to the less technologically literate.

This would only be true if Android did not exist.

But the reality is it’s not harmful at all.

[guappa]

Android, the platform where you're free to be victim of a different USA company.

[shiroiushi]

Android has its issues, but if you want to use a different app store on an Android phone, you're free to do so. You can also side-load apps over a USB cable. One is not like the other.