Yep, both of their decisions (USB-C and iMessage) annoy me personally, but when I try to muster some outrage and characterize Apple as being extremely arrogant

Yep, both of their decisions (USB-C and iMessage) annoy me personally, but when I try to muster some outrage and characterize Apple as being extremely arrogant here, well, I can't find a difference between their decisions and "Opinionated" frameworks or stacks which I encounter in my day to day life without even an arched eyebrow. It's just that they picked a lane I disagree with. The "buy mom an iphone" remark is pretty tone deaf and will probably cause a minor kerfuffle, but it's still consistent Apple and I can hardly be surprised at it. Hoping I can buy an iphone 15 after the Euro twists their arm to get USB-C to match my ipad and macbook. :)