Apple’s M1 silicon is all about platform control
The truth is somewhere in the middle, so while this article has some good points it is too colored by a strong dislike for all things Apple and borderline conspiratorial  thinking.I don’t think there is anything that suggests Apple is going to stop people from installing Apps outside their App Store. Rather it is about  making sure it is easy for regular users to get Apps in a safe manner without malware and Trojan horses.This isn’t just hype. We know for a fact that this is a much smaller problem on iOS than Android. I am happy that Android exists as a choice for users but let us not pretend there are no trade offs.It is a bit too conspiratorial to think Apple control is all about some dictatorship fetish. It is a choice Apple makes to improve user experience at the expense of flexibility.