[mathiaspoint]

They despise users becoming developers. Apple's entire model depends on these being separate groups of people (as opposed to GNU/Linux OSes where they're assumed to be exactly the same.)

Keeping development tools away from users gives Apple a substantial amount of power over them that they can rent out to approved software development organizations.

[ngcc_hk]

That is Microsoft. Apple for small developers just paid $100 per year got you there. And tbh the terminal and underlying unix shell is real.

[mathiaspoint]

Ironically it's easier to run a compiler and do whatever you like on Microsoft's OSes these days.