It's bullshit that you can only run Safari on iOS or that the App Store is the only store you can use.
Yes, I understand the security implications of a third-party browser having deeper integrations into the OS and potential battery life concerns.
I also don't care.
I want to run Firefox on my phone. The actual thing. With containers and extensions. Let Safari compete on the merits.
I want the choice of being able to pay for a great app or use its "good enough" open source equivalent outside of the App Store.
iOS is a fantastic operating system. iPhone and iPad are stellar hardware with brilliant physical UX. Apple Watch is leagues beyond anything else in its class. I will keep buying Apple stuff until I can't anymore.
But a monopoly on core system functions isn't necessary to keep that high bar high.
It's bullshit that you can only run Safari on iOS or that the App Store is the only store you can use.
Yes, I understand the security implications of a third-party browser having deeper integrations into the OS and potential battery life concerns.
I also don't care.
I want to run Firefox on my phone. The actual thing. With containers and extensions. Let Safari compete on the merits.
I want the choice of being able to pay for a great app or use its "good enough" open source equivalent outside of the App Store.
iOS is a fantastic operating system. iPhone and iPad are stellar hardware with brilliant physical UX. Apple Watch is leagues beyond anything else in its class. I will keep buying Apple stuff until I can't anymore.
But a monopoly on core system functions isn't necessary to keep that high bar high.