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> Also, there are plenty of people on HN that advocate for breaking down all of the walled garden app store

I think most (myself included) are just advocating for Apple to allow side-loading. They can keep their app store intact. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc._v._Pepper for more about an ongoing case

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You mean installing apps via your less-safe computer?

Browsers used to allow any software to side-load extensions and you know how that went: They all moved to store-only installs because all kinds of software were able to affect the browsers.

Same way for side-loading apps to your phone. Sure it’s more difficult than just tapping something on the web, but it doesn’t mean it’s safe for the end user.

Please don't use the term all browsers when referring to Chrome. A situation like Ad Nauseum and Chrome would never arise on Firefox.

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