Hoping this escalates further and causes the death of the walled garden. It is ridiculous to buy any hardware and not be able to choose what software runs on it.
So you don't buy a console, then?
The Walled Garden is fine. The issue is Apple mandating everything going through their store for purchases. Which is where the issue for Epic is.
Thing is: It's a good thing in comparison to Google Play and it's malware app problems.
I mean, you can have an app store that only supports certain devices for QA and security reasons. Would the iPhone become worse if it allowed side-loading though?
You missed the last part of my quote which answers your question. The Play Store is notoriously bad with Malware apps on it. Partially because Google doesn't lock it's shit down as well as it should.
Sideloading means those apps proliferate on APKPure/etc. pirating sites. It's the same issue with PC and people downloading shit that they shouldn't from untrustworthy sites. The difference between Google and Apple is that Apple locks. that. shit. down. completely. You can't "jailbreak," but at the cost of knowing that Apple keeps everything under tight control.
Again: A walled garden in theory is not bad: Apple, X-box Live, Playstation Network, etc. protect end-users that don't know better from getting Malware (generally).
Nerds like me and you? Yeah, it sucks. But we're the minority.
Frankly, I'm all for Apple keeping their shit tight if it means supporting their shit is much easier on me in a consumer and enterprise way. As much as I hate the "Apple way of doing" shit, I will give them props that their end-user experience is generally solid enough to where I'm not called on Apple support often.