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It’s pretty normal that if you want to use the developer tools on a platform and you are not a developer for that platform, you are going to have to figure out how to install the tools.

This is true for Linux and Windows too.

Why don’t you just leave it installed?

This seems to be a common position, but a weird one. It seems like you are saying Apple is the best, but you are mad at them, even though nobody can do better.

I agree about the lack of docs, but it’s not obvious what you are talking about with XCode.

I installed the MAS version years ago and it seems to auto-update just fine for me.

When there is a beta, I install that from developer.apple.com and the two work just fine on the same machine.

Apple didn’t ‘join’ prism. That’s a standard piece of misinformation.

> Also don't assume using a vpn is more secure. That is a wrong assumption.

I agree with this statement, but what should a user ‘read’ in order to understand this?

> The point of computing is to be a tool…

The point of a tool is to make things easier for people.