I'm not going to argue that because Bill Gates has done so much good since leaving Microsoft he's a saint, if you don't argue that because of his history with W

I'm not going to argue that because Bill Gates has done so much good since leaving Microsoft he's a saint, if you don't argue that because of his history with Windows and MS he's the devil - deal? How about we meet in the middle and agree that in terms of impact and spectrum he is a pretty amazing example of what you can experience in a single life? As an aside, Microsoft's failure in the mobile world combined with the pervasiveness of both phones and their vector for surveillance suggests that others are far more responsible for the concerns you voice. I do agree with you that when we have one or a few players choking key points the system is rife for abuse, whether that's the device, the network provider or the OS manufacturer.