On the flip side, I think past actions are a better indicator of intent than assuming good intent. Having a closed ecosystem has been baked into Apple's DNA si

On the flip side, I think past actions are a better indicator of intent than assuming good intent. Having a closed ecosystem has been baked into Apple's DNA since day 1. Not just software, but even the hardware was sealed to prevent modifications to the hardware in an age when upgrading and modding PCs was the norm. Over the past few decades there have been a lot of changes at Apple, but preventing user customization has been intertwined with their design-first philosophy. It seems naive to think they are doing anything but the minimal required action to maintain their hermetically sealed ecosystem.