I love my MacBook, but this kind of App Store nonsense is exactly why you won't find me using any other Apple products. At least with MacOS I can install whatever software I want without Apple's approval, and I can write Mac OS programs and Apple doesn't get to decide if my users are allowed to run them on their machines.
But iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and visionOS are awful wall-garden hellscapes that force me to use Apple's store, or pound sand. This is a great example where a developer created a useful app in good faith, following all of the rules laid out by YouTube and Apple, and because Google didn't like it (despite it not breaking any rules or laws), the project has been killed with no recourse for the developer or the users. There's no alternative option to acquire this app, it's Apple's way, or the highway.
Let me write the software I want to write, and use the software I want to use, and get the hell out of my way.
Absolutely! Recommending restaurants may be the unofficial New Yorker pastime. As a best practice, I recommend checking some of the Eater.com lists before visiting any town. They don't always hit the mark, however you can get a pretty good feel for the restaurant scene by what they are reviewing. I'll put a mix of genres below. But I'm more than happy to answer any others.
Ugly Baby (Carrol Gardens) is my favorite Thai restaurant outside of Thailand. The Chef/Owner also has a restaurant in Sylva, NC for those in WNC.
Popina (Columbia Street Waterfront) is a cozy Italian spot, with a stellar wine list.
Claud (EV) is casual fine dining that serves all the good stuff. They're two old Momofuku vets that serve a lot of the stuff chefs like to eat.
Lilia and Misi (Williamsburg) are always excellent for pasta.
Lucali (Carrol Gardens) is the best pizza in the city. Razza (Jersey City) is the best pizza outside of a borough. Frank Pepe (New Haven) is the best outside the city.
Rossi Rosticceria Deli (Poughkeepsie) is an amazing deli, up by the CIA.
Glacken's Bar and Grill (Bronx) is absolutely the best bar to stop in before a Yankee game.
Minca (EV) for Tsukemen Ramen
Paisanos (Carrol Gardens) is my favorite Italian Butcher.
My favorite restaurant in NYC at the moment is Frenchette (Tribeca).
Bars in no particular order Dante (everything campari, get a Garibaldi), Attaboy (anything is great), Dead Rabbit(Irish Coffee is spectacular), Four Horsemen (natural wine).
But iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and visionOS are awful wall-garden hellscapes that force me to use Apple's store, or pound sand. This is a great example where a developer created a useful app in good faith, following all of the rules laid out by YouTube and Apple, and because Google didn't like it (despite it not breaking any rules or laws), the project has been killed with no recourse for the developer or the users. There's no alternative option to acquire this app, it's Apple's way, or the highway.
Let me write the software I want to write, and use the software I want to use, and get the hell out of my way.