"mutually exclusive" isn't a good way to think of it. "Tradeoffs" is much better.

iPhones are aimed at the many millions/billions of technically unsophisticated users who don't care about rooting their phone, but would be very unhappy to get phished out of their life savings.

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lrvick 15 hours ago | parent [-]

Ah. So Apple -must- take freedoms away from everyone to install any software they want, to protect us. They could not possibly have a "format and void your warranty to unlock all features" switch on the motherboard like chromebooks have. Or the "get a one time warranty-voiding code from manufacturer" code like Samsung and other Android vendors have. Apple must make sure the path to freedom does not exist, for Grandma.

Grandma does not need the freedom to install the DeFlock or ICEBlock to help protect herself and her neighbors, right? Tim Cook is a Trump doner but of course has no political bias, and remains confident ICE and law enforcement always behave ethically so there is nothing to fear.

A corporation takes away basic freedoms of people over the tools they use to communicate with society, and then consumers get on the internet in public forums and -defend- them for it. Unbelievable.

I really hope you do not vote with this type of thinking.

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jmull 15 hours ago | parent [-]

Why not just buy the device you want to buy, and let other people buy the device they want to buy?

You can muddy the waters with strawmen and politics, but I doubt you'll convince many people around here.

	▲	lrvick 15 hours ago \| parent [-]
		So rather than address the substance of my comment, you hand waive it away and argue we should just let people give up freedoms to choose what software they install without even trying to educate them on risks or alternatives. Tech CEOs will always do the right thing and act in public interest before profits or political favors, right? They would never censor an app that the public largely wanted, right? Fortnite did not pay their Apple tax, so no one got to install Fortnite. For safety. To be clear, Google is just as bad. I do not use or recommend any products from either company. I use laptops, desktops, or nothing, and get along just fine.