While I agree philosophically about owning stuff, this isn't about that. If the only problem were "Apple doesn't give you the keys", then competition is a solution.
The problem is network effects. An app developer cannot just choose to develop for Android, because maybe 90% of their business comes from iOS users. A user cannot just choose to use Android, because half their friends use iOS and cannot have a decent group chat experience outside iMessage. So, choice is illusory.
The point is to make the choice real. In this case "giving you the keys" is really about giving app developers more freedom to choose how to reach users.
Giving Apple users more control over their own freely-chosen devices is more like right-to-repair. Similar, but kinda different.
The problem is network effects. An app developer cannot just choose to develop for Android, because maybe 90% of their business comes from iOS users. A user cannot just choose to use Android, because half their friends use iOS and cannot have a decent group chat experience outside iMessage. So, choice is illusory.
The point is to make the choice real. In this case "giving you the keys" is really about giving app developers more freedom to choose how to reach users.
Giving Apple users more control over their own freely-chosen devices is more like right-to-repair. Similar, but kinda different.