[kelnos]

That's fine, but you're telling everyone else that, because you personally are not willing to take responsibility for the security of your devices, it's ok for a corporation to dictate that no one is.

This doesn't need to be an either/or situation. You can outsource your security and privacy decisions to Apple while simultaneously allowing others to take full control of their devices.

[fermienrico]

No, that's not a fair take. I am saying that everyone is probably more akin to not knowing a darn thing about security (outside of HN caccoon) than people who are commenting here to setup their own security infrastructure.

Given the conditions of how ignorant large percentage (~ 99.999%) of the Apple customers are, I would trust Apple more than any other party to keep them and myself safe.

Can you imagine third parties siphoning off data, metrics, photos, etc. without Apple safe guarding user's interest?

I would pay a lot of premium for security if I don't have to do it myself.

[kelnos]

I think maybe you're missing the point? I don't even disagree with what you're saying, but we can have it both ways: the alleged 99.999% (I suspect you're exaggerating) can have by-default strict security with no apps allowed unless installed through Apple's App Store, and the rest could do whatever they want.

[wizzwizz4]

A lot of HN users are hackers. That doesn't mean that there are no hackers outside of HN, nor that only hackers can keep a phone secure.