"Saasification" is just one aspect of this risk. The broader category of risk, and one that is harder to ameliorate, is that consumer technology is complex to t

"Saasification" is just one aspect of this risk. The broader category of risk, and one that is harder to ameliorate, is that consumer technology is complex to the degree of approaching - from the user's perspective - magic. Who else besides Apple and a couple of other companies can create this magic technology? The answer, I believe, is "none". Apple fully understands this. They will talk up "privacy" etc. to distract us from the fact that they may become a monopoly provider of magic. I use Apple products and I like those products and in fact I am invested in the company (is there a better moat than magic?). But from a long-term perspective, I see a lot of risk here.