What's so complicated about this? Apple likes to control every aspect of its products. Apple's customers like this.
If you don't like how Apple sanitizes the "Apple Experience" then buy an Android phone.
If you don't like how Apple sanitizes the "Apple Experience" then buy an Android phone.
I mean, I've never been big into any apple products in the past, but I've know a lot of people over the years who were very satisfied with their Macs.
People know the internet. They know it contains a ton of crap, obscene stuff, NSFW etc. That's fine. Great.
Apps on the other hand, people have different expectations for. Especially if they're paying for them.
I (as an Apple customer), don't really care about the app store. I like the fact it gave me an ssh client for my iPhone, but that's about it. If it hadn't I could have used a webapp.
I firmly believe the app store is just a short term stop gap until everyone has 24/7 connectivity. Why would I bother downloading (and purchasing) apps, which are just duplication of functionality found on the web.
The web is the future man, and safari is the best mobile browser at the moment. But I agree. If you don't like it, buy another phone.