There was some talk way back during the FBI iPhone unlock crisis about Apple positioning itself to be strong on privacy so as to leverage their massive cash res

There was some talk way back during the FBI iPhone unlock crisis about Apple positioning itself to be strong on privacy so as to leverage their massive cash reserves to become a bank: http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2016/03/follow-the-money-apple-vs-the-.html http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2016/03/follow-t... Although this idea has also been shot down: https://www.vox.com/2016/3/30/11326016/apple-bank https://www.vox.com/2016/3/30/11326016/apple-bank I think its still a good bet that Apple is going to leverage itself as the go to company for privacy. You pay a premium, but you get a curated ecosystem and no data harvesting. I think they should take this opportunity to launch a privacy-centric social network and attract more people cast adrift to the walled garden.