It's a bit ridiculous to see people – who I believe to be tech literate – argue how Apple allowing more access to the device is going to be the end of the world.
In my opinion, Apple could very well give a special entitlement to developers who want full system access, maybe even by requiring to register the UDID somewhere on Apple's website for that entitlement to be valid, whatever. Any apps signed with that entitlement can do whatever they want for the given UDID.
Why they don't do it is pretty clear. But sure, it must be because they care about us :)
That covers the technical side of why they could do it, but it doesn’t provide a legal or ethical reason why Apple must open up their walled garden more. Everyone agrees they have the right to control their ecosystem to a great extent. This is just the free market fighting out how far that limit is. It’s ultra wealthy companies using their leverage to limit their costs and improve their margins… same as it ever was.
In my opinion, Apple could very well give a special entitlement to developers who want full system access, maybe even by requiring to register the UDID somewhere on Apple's website for that entitlement to be valid, whatever. Any apps signed with that entitlement can do whatever they want for the given UDID.
Why they don't do it is pretty clear. But sure, it must be because they care about us :)