The fact that Apple and Google have taken away digital freedom on the most important device of our time is shameful and gross.

That they've convinced everyone that this is okay, and that they've maintained regulatory capture to keep doing it, is absurd.

We need web downloads and installs on Apple and Android immediately. With no "scare walls" or deeply nested and hidden menu settings to enable it.

We need the ability to run any kind of tech, including JIT runtimes. Apple and Google shouldn't be able to tell consumers or the industry what type of computing is permissible.

Smartphones are the most important device category in the world. They're how people bank, work, navigate, shop, order, communicate, date, order food at restaurants, take photos, -- life without them is impossible.

It would be nice to see as much competition as we do with the automotive industry, but the next best thing would be to rid Apple and Google of their draconian overlording of the platforms.

Consumers do not have the expertise to articulate this or really understand what is happening to them. This requires regulators and industry professionals to push forward.