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This particular issue is about Apple deciding that they don't want their software (iCloud Drive) being used in a particular way. It's not about deciding what's good for users.

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Not true. Apple doesn't allow them to use ANY cloud-based sharing software becouse all share the same iOS API, so it's impossible to allow users to use dropbox and not iCloud.

Yes, that's unfortunate, but Apple isn't intentionally trying to prevent them from using the other software. It's just a bad consequence of the way the API works. Note that they would be free to use these services if they used an alternate mechanism of talking to them (e.g. built direct support into the app).

Might be. I am not enough inside this stuff to really distinguish. But there are other examples, where Apple decides, what is allowed to run on "their" hardware. I as user feel "overprotected" to say it very polite.

Also there are other companies that provide services, but don't force the users to use it in the way they think.

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