I agree with what you said but... > People don't care about being tracked and they certainly don't care about running some obscure Linux distro on their damn p

I agree with what you said but... > People don't care about being tracked and they certainly don't care about running some obscure Linux distro on their damn phone. People care but convenience is just more important to bulk of the population. If something comes out that is equally convenient and does not track, people will pick one that does not track. Even Apple plays the privacy card these days for a reason.