Meh, Apple wants to control everything because they want a seamless, dead-simple device for non-techies. Because that&#x27;s the majority of customers - not the power users who want to get down to the bare metal of their machine. They are tyrannical about protecting that experience and basically not allowing you to screw up your device no matter how hard you try.<p>Of course they&#x27;re making a ton of money on the App Store as well, but I still think it&#x27;s more about protecting the device. Otherwise they&#x27;d just approve every app and collect their commissions.