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>It comes down to an argument of trust - do you trust Apple is acting in your best interests, or do you believe they're a malevolent entity?

No, that's a completely false dichotomy. These are not alternatives at all. I can absolutely trust Apple to act in my best interests in some regards while distrusting them in others.

I do trust Apple to make a good effort to keep malware off my device, a better effort than I could ever hope to make myself. I do trust them not to spy on me to target ads.

But I also know that Apple has a business interest in keeping software off my device that is not malware. I don't trust them to act in my best interest where it conflicts with their best interest.

I also know that their interest in tightly controlling what software goes on my devices creates an opening for authoritarian governments to take control. If and and when end-to-end encryption gets banned, who decides whether or not I can still use Signal? Is it going to be me or is it going to be Apple?

This is definitely not a simple question of trusting Apple or not trusting Apple.