[stouset]

Now the issue becomes opening the door only to the few entities that can be trusted. It is much easier and cheaper, and carries considerably less risk to simply not.

This is one of those situations where multiple overlapping incentives all point the same way. In this case, Apple’s incentives align with those of user privacy and security, and so I am willing to give them a lot of leeway. Particularly since they seem to be the only large player taking this approach.

[Rohansi]

> It is much easier and cheaper, and carries considerably less risk to simply not.

Which benefits Apple because it gets rid of competition on their platforms.

> Apple’s incentives align with those of user privacy and security, and so I am willing to give them a lot of leeway

At the cost of your freedom. Sure, it's not that bad now, but I'd be worried about the future of macOS because it's the least restrictive Apple platform right now.