> Apple is not screwing developers, they're keeping them under control
Their entire business model is predicated on the idea that hardware is important/ worthy, and that software should be $0.99 with free updates forever. It's basically the opposite of Microsoft - what MS did to the OEMs, Apple does to the indie devs.
Also: not sure about your family, but I can choose stuff like "what keyboard to use". For me, that's a kind of freedom too.
Most apps are worth 0.99, even if they cost significantly more to develop. When one considers the ads, tracking, changing features from under the customer, that's their value.
The stuff that's really good costs money also on iOS. The Abby OCR is 64 EUR, OmniFocus is about 44 EUR, Korg Gadget cost 45 EUR (now 20, maybe a special offer).
What keyboard to use is a freedom, but not really an important one. It's a convenience.
I recently bought an iPad for my parents and that allows them to have a device which is very unlikely to get infected by spyware or malware and I can count on their private information remaining private. That gives them the freedom to use it as they like and see fot, without having to worry. And without me having to keep up with whatever tracking fuckery Google thought up.
You're a delighted Apple customer - I get it, it's your right.
It's also my right to question your view that "security is freedom, freedom is insecurity and danger" (ok, I'm mean/ probably misrepresenting the second part. But not the first one - and that alone should give you a bit of pause)
I'm not delighted, I'm pissed off that Apple is the best choice (having no devices aside) for someone that would like the keep their basic rights to private life.
I considered using Android devices, and had to concede that I have neither the time nor the skill to remove all the spyware added by very motivated and skilled Google engineers. It's a losing battle. So I decided to compromise on my freedom to control "my" device.
This decision is not for everybody. But using plain Android should not be for anybody, people deserve better than a peeping tom like Google.
Their entire business model is predicated on the idea that hardware is important/ worthy, and that software should be $0.99 with free updates forever. It's basically the opposite of Microsoft - what MS did to the OEMs, Apple does to the indie devs.
Also: not sure about your family, but I can choose stuff like "what keyboard to use". For me, that's a kind of freedom too.