@prologic@twtxt.net Well, they do force you to use Safari on iOS. WebKit, at least. They just let people create their own UIs on top of it. They only have the ability to enforce something like that because you’re only allowed to use software that Apple says you can use. Microsoft has the same level of control with S Mode on Windows, and it is disgusting and anti-user across the board.
With S Mode, at least you can get out of it (or at least you could on 10) by signing into a Microsoft account and clicking “yes” on some very scary looking dialog boxes. They hold your freedom hostage, and your personal information is the ransom. Of course, you can always re-install your OS. As far as I know, the embedded license key on S Mode machines activate regular Home editions of Windows. They did on 10. I’m sure they’ll put a stop to that soon enough. They’re already trying to stop people setting up their computers without a Microsoft account in the first place.