I don't get that impression at all. The author is annoyed at being strong armed into using Apple ID, on Apple's terms. They speculate about why Apple are so ke

I don't get that impression at all. The author is annoyed at being strong armed into using Apple ID, on Apple's terms. They speculate about why Apple are so keen on people to adopt Apple ID - not say they actually want to do those things. I think they're probably correct about why Apple wants more control by sucking tech into it's ecosystem.