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I'd guess missing the ability to sideload is also a huge factor. If Google doesn't allow Dolphin, they can use a different store or distribute the apk themselves. If Apple doesn't allow Dolphin, all the effort is in vain.

Walled gardens, eh?

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> If Apple doesn't allow Dolphin, all the effort is in vain.

With a jailbreaked iPhone device, you can possibly install Dolphin through a separate package manager (Cydia, Sileo, etc.)

Yes, but iPhones are not uniformly jailbreakable, and restricting yourself to a niche like that makes it harder to get people in (as users or as developers). You've essentially moved from a popular platform (iOS) to a very niche one (jailbroken iOS).

We should use a term like liberated rather than jailbroken. The phrasing leads to a conclusion about the behavior which isn't correct.

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