Apple has removed the ability to manually install iOS apps on your M1 Mac. If a developer says no, that's no, but there may be a good reason.

M1 Macs can run any iPhone or iPad app: you simply install them from the Mac App Store. The catch is that the developer can opt out and make the app unavailable.

Until now, you could bypass this limit by using third-party tools to download your legitimately purchased apps. Now, Apple has patched this hole. Is this good or bad?

"This is exactly the kind of authoritarian behavior from Apple that I find objectionable," writes music app blogger Tim Webb. "Their [sic] Walled Garden philosophy feels more like a prison for consumers and their rights. I'm furious at the idea of users being limited in how they can use their legitimately purchased apps."