Apple doesn’t do it for the good of mankind. Anyone that expects a public or VC backed company to do that, minus regulations requiring them to do that (as in th

Apple doesn’t do it for the good of mankind. Anyone that expects a public or VC backed company to do that, minus regulations requiring them to do that (as in the case of a non-profit, but even there it’s the exception), is the fool. Apple does it because they have a business model that incentivizes them to make better products for their users. In addition, all their competitors have a business model that is dependent on getting as much data on their users as possible. Attacking and damaging their competitors’ predatory business model not only makes the Apple product better, and therefore more attractive to users, it also undercuts their competitors, making Apple relatively stronger. Apple’s greatest strength is that by charging a premium on hardware they are heavily incentivized to deliver a high quality product.