Totally agree with you on both points. Yet, we don't know how strong Apple can be in the face of an adversarial government. And we do need something to compete

Totally agree with you on both points. Yet, we don't know how strong Apple can be in the face of an adversarial government. And we do need something to compete with it, aiming to have at least the same goals in privacy and user friendliness. The task is huge, and it probably doesn't even start with tech itself, but here we are.