The Decimation of Safari Extensions

Even at it's peak monopoly, Microsoft wasn't as evil or delusional as Apple. It's suffocating to stay inside the "walled garden" of a deeply unethical, trillion dollar mega-corp, with zero self awareness of how much developers are starting to hate these artificial roadblocks. Why is Safari oh so special that it's extensions need Apple developer ID, approval and a $99 annual fee?

I was on the iPhone, from it's release date till the iPhone X. Switched to Android since, and have never felt more liberated. Same with my workhorse PC, WSL on Windows 10 is pretty cool, if a little slow on storage. But WSL2 will fix even that. So what exactly does Apple offer, other than 2X-3X markup on inferior hardware, with unlimited roadblocks to your dev workflow?

I'm calling it - unless you develop for Apple devices (iOS, Mac, ..), a Mac is simply not the best choice