[dpkonofa]

>I've never been afraid of batteries compromising my system.

Another case of "this doesn't affect me so there's no way anyone else would need it" that has recently plagued this site. This doesn't affect you but it does affect the millions of users that depend on the security of the phone - any enterprise level corporation with employees, government organizations, companies that deal with sensitive data, hospitals and other parts of the medical industry.

You're not afraid of batteries compromising your system but you're not the only person using these devices. Offering a more secure solution benefits everyone using these devices, even if you don't personally recognize a benefit from it.

[donmcronald]

> Offering a more secure solution benefits everyone using these devices, even if you don't personally recognize a benefit from it.

It's a detriment to me. I don't need that level of security, so why should I pay extra for all my repairs which is effectively me subsidizing enterprise corporations and governments? Plus it's increasing the original development and manufacturing costs, so I'm paying a lot extra for something that doesn't benefit me at all.

If those companies and governments really need those security features, let them pay for them. I don't care if their phones cost $5k.

[echelon]

You know what affects them more?

A monopoly like Apple, hoarding and gatekeeping the tech, raising their prices. Making 3rd party apps and services more expensive because they have less margin due to Apple taxes.

That's way worse than some invented boogyman.

[dpkonofa]

Apple is not a monopoly so the rest of your statement is meaningless drivel. Also, if I recognize you from other threads, you tend to be pretty sensationalist so forgive me if I feel like you're the one selling a boogeyman.

[echelon]

> rest of your statement is meaningless drivel

To your sensibilities.

> I recognize you from other threads

Good. I keep telling folks to call their reps on Apple, Google, and the whole lot. These companies salt the earth for the rest of us.

Apple taxes 50+% of the mobile application development market with outrageous fees and prevents freedom outside of tightly set, draconian rules.

They're clearly bad for the market with their ever worsening device repairability and increasingly anti-consumer behavior.

Microsoft got handed a new one for behavior one tenth as bad.

The DOJ needs to break Apple in two.