I prefer iOS over a freedom-centric software/hardware platform, because freedom is not as high a priority to me as safety for my personal mobile phone. I would

I prefer iOS over a freedom-centric software/hardware platform, because freedom is not as high a priority to me as safety for my personal mobile phone. I would share that view with the majority of Apple’s users in the market, if they were aware of how platform freedom enables interception. It’s not because I’m unaware of the freedom-first ethos and its arguments. It’s because I believe in safety-first for consumer-focused devices. I appreciate that Apple protects me against evil maid attacks on my hardware when traveling. It makes me less afraid knowing that my screen and my sensors are crypto-paired and will throw up clear alarms if modified. I have far too much access to prioritize the personal convenience of freedom to modify my mobile device over the duty of safety against modification I owe to my users. You clearly disagree, and that is of course your right; I certainly respect your freedom to choose non-iOS platforms, just as I’m sure you respect mine to choose locked-down iOS. As you no doubt already understand, your ethos of freedom prohibits you from demanding that I prioritize your needs over my own. No harm comes to you from allowing my needs to be met, and there are thousands of alternatives that allow your needs to be met without restricting my choices.