Re: Cynical
I bought into Apple because they offer features the competition lacks:
* Full, bulletproof anti-theft features (it makes second hand a pain though)
* A correct implementation of Secure Boot which actually stops downgrades
* Correctly shielded/isolated hardware-backed key management (root won’t help)
* Correctly shielded/isolated encryption/decryption support (it’s freezer-proof)
* Long term OS update support (5+ years, not 18-24 months)
* Baseband firmware and other components are actually patched properly
* All executables are signed in a device specific way to mitigate evil maids
* Official support for adblocking baked in, with centralised blocking permitted
* Simple, clean lockdown support without needing MDM (this is a must)
* Integrated office suite which supports storing encryption keys per-document
* The free cloud storage doesn’t get mined for advertising data, at all...
* The built in email client doesn’t come with surreptitious advertising
* Background YouTube playback at no cost (Windows Phone did that too)
* Simple, centralised blocking of all in-app purchases, sleazy content etc.
* Free support from one place which applies to the hardware/OS/services
Most of this was also going to be possible from Microsoft with Windows Phone, which when paired with Windows 8.1 was excellent at the time. But then when the ungodly abomination known as Windows 10 shipped, the phones got ruined and stuff started breaking all over the place. If they’d have stuck at it and not made their OS a privacy nightmare, I would be promoting Windows Phone and Windows right now.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
