> your choice was to sell your freedom in exchange for shiny baubles. Actually, my choice was that Apple engineers with teams, budgets, etc. and a mandate to p

> your choice was to sell your freedom in exchange for shiny baubles. Actually, my choice was that Apple engineers with teams, budgets, etc. and a mandate to protect my privacy will do a better job initially and certainly a better job with updates, than I would installing a collection of OSS software on a rooted Android phone. I mean, most people, if they care at all, slam umatrix as an add on with the default lists and call it a day. It's the same outsourcing, but to volunteers. > This is the power you have. It is more democratic than voting. I don't know about you, but I only stopped by physical keyboard having phones when the stopped selling them. You can look at dumb TVs, dumb cars, and a lot of other examples where they just don't make some options anymore. I mean, sure I can buy ethically, and try to, but I don't convince myself my money is the make and break difference. Hell, if you look at my purchase habits, you'll see I frequently am on the losing side. Also, it's kinda bizarre to claim that the free market is more democratic than voting, since voting is the gold standard of democracy.