However, my main concern is still that because Apple is being forced to do this, they will intentionally handle it poorly and under-support it, leading to more issues. Not everyone should need to know how to determine if food is unsafe or how to safely prepare a meal in order to safely eat. In the same way that grocery stores carry prepared food that you can assume is safe to eat. Not everyone with a computer should need to also understand how to identify unsafe software patterns. A lack of choice on a platform is what some users want. I don't necessarily think it's a bad idea to have some operating systems that are more locked down when the goal of technology should be democratization. It's a cultural issue rather than a technological one, but it's irresponsible to ignore the way that humans will interact with their computers. The issue comes into play when Apple customers have been conditioned to believe that any software they install on the device is secure and vetted by Apple. I'm not saying that it's impossible to have both, android has had sideloading since its inception and it has worked out mostly well. When people use their phones as full replacements for personal computers and store banking, health, and other sensitive data on them, they become significant targets for malware. Opening up platforms can be a good thing, but the general tech literacy of the average consumer is not very high. I'm also a software developer and I have had mixed thoughts about this. Rude of you to question someone's profession based solely on an opinion in a thread.
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