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You seem to be arguing against each other without being in disagreement. They pointed out that there is a growing number of hoops and you replied, essentially, that the first hoop is fine and the second hoop is justified.

Perhaps the hoops are fine and reasonable. That doesn't change the fact that hoops are being added.

Have you tried running an unsigned app from the internet? There is no "allow" button. You have to go through security menus and whitelist the app. Who knows if that will still be possible in the future.

You just have to right click and click open. That is the “allow & whitelist” button.

How about when things move to Apple Silicon? Will they then not be just as locked down as iOS iPadOS? Subjected to the same limited app store?

No, why would you think that? Just because they’re on the same processor architecture? That’s a stretch. Macs are Macs whether they have Apple Silicon, Intel, or PowerPC inside; they remain the proverbial truck to iOS’ sleek car.