Agreed. It's not like there's a shortage of general computing devices. To me the insistence on allowing side loading is akin to walking onto a farm and asking to put a saddle on a pig.
(Farmer) "Uh, sorry we don't do that."
(Person) "Well why not? I want a saddle on a pig."
(Farmer) "Because that's not how we do things around here. You're welcome to buy your own pig and put a saddle on it, but you can't do that here."
(Farmer) "Uh, sorry we don't do that."
(Person) "Well why not? I want a saddle on a pig."
(Farmer) "Because that's not how we do things around here. You're welcome to buy your own pig and put a saddle on it, but you can't do that here."