And when Uncle Bob downloads malware, has his bank account drained by unscrupulous developers, takes his phone to a "Genius" to fix the problem, he's going to blame Apple for his trouble.
Let's do the old car analogy: if Mercedes tells you the car requires high octane fuel, but you insist on putting in cheaper fuel, is Mercedes going to repair the resulting damage under warranty? Certainly not.
So Apple decides to create/craft/curate a certain user experience for their customers. And they create rules to enforce it because they don't want to be responsible for their screw-ups (like jailbreaking and installing malware) - if you don't like it, why are you buying Apple's products?
Let's do the old car analogy: if Mercedes tells you the car requires high octane fuel, but you insist on putting in cheaper fuel, is Mercedes going to repair the resulting damage under warranty? Certainly not.
So Apple decides to create/craft/curate a certain user experience for their customers. And they create rules to enforce it because they don't want to be responsible for their screw-ups (like jailbreaking and installing malware) - if you don't like it, why are you buying Apple's products?