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> In fact many appreciate that there is a gate keeper.

People also want to pay no taxes until the police doesn't show up when somebody breaks into their home. Same with health insurance.

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I don't think this is really analogous here. The App Store's monopoly on distribution != iOS app sandboxing, the later of which all apps distributed through non jailbroken means (including AltStore) abide by. The later is what protects iOS more than the former.

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