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Originally Posted by elcreative
... personally I'm only interested in my tablets, smartphones and computers letting me get on with the work and leisure that I require
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Is that why half of your posts are "political" and about how Android is insecure, while Apple is so nice and watches out for you?
Because it doesn't matter to you?
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... it's a shame you feel that way but that's equally your choice... 
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What I feel is that
choice is better than
no choice. I don't need a company to decide what software I may or may not use, by arcane standards that are solely set by the company, and not the user.
Apple does protect you from potential risks and you won't have to think for yourself, which you may experience as comfortable (the tablet/computer as a toaster-like device that "just works"), but it also censors the software that you're allowed to use on the hardware that you bought.
For example, there were various very useful apps that were removed from the store because they supported a scripting language. This is like the government removing knives from my kitchen because I might mishandle them and hurt myself.
I don't disagree that Apple's screening process has benefits, especially for people who aren't really interested in learning about computers, but that doesn't make this level of control equally desirable for everyone. Personally, I'm willing to put in extra effort (thinking about what I download and where from, monitoring what stuff on my devices does, etc) as a price for the freedom to put on my device what I want, and not only what Apple believes is safe for me to use.
But it's good that this option exists. Choice is a good thing.