[phillmv]

I don't understand why people should not be permitted to go to netflix.com to install the netflix app, or to twitter.com etc etc

[hopler]

Because then they'd install a fake Netflix malware from getnetflix.com

[jmrobertson]

that gets into interesting Human-Comp Interaction discussions, but a good place to start is that the HCI dynamic of mobile/tablet platforms is totally different (deliberately) from that traditional approach to browsers. So I guess it could be done, but relying on that approach undermines a lot of what make mobile platforms 'mobile platforms.'

[basch]

its not about workflow, its about not allowing sideloaded apps. the question is whether it is pro or anti consumer? does it hurt the consumer to pay 30% apple tax for netflix, or does the walled garden benefit the consumer by protecting them?

[phillmv]

different from _desktops_, but pointedly not browsers. from a HCI standpoint it's actually quite similar to browsers: sandboxed point and click

[scarface74]

You obviously have never had to clean malware from people’s computers because they installed what they thought was a legitimate app or printer driver.