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You conveniently left out "I think" in the first quote yet speak about subtle differences in phrasing. Please practice what you preach. I stated that I believe Apple's controls have resulted in less spam. Is that a defense of their behaviors? I think they should have opened up standards compliant gateways long ago and put the onus of spam control on the gateway operators with clearly defined repercussions for failure to control spam. I said in another comment I would like something akin to the IANA and BGP model of peering.

Why do we have to be absolutists? Why can't I buy into a platform that has the features I want and not the features that don't matter to me? It really weakens your position when you say "actively hostile to your freedom" yet I could have purchased an unlocked, rootable, Android phone. I even have several older ones in a box, my HTC One M8 was awesome. Guess what I chose in the end? Guess what I've had the best experience with? I am enjoying my freedom. Could it be better? YES ABSOLUTELY! Can we do that without being absolutists in either direction? YES ABSOLUTELY!