You know what would also damage their brand?
Fancois Normal installing a 3rd party AI service which turns out to have zero security and actively just harvesting private data.
Tell me which company in your opinion would be in the LOUD headlines, Apple or the random 3rd party?
yeah that must be why Apple is so careful about restricting access to the same data when it is synced onto a Mac oh wait they aren't
Sorry, Apple has to be dragged, kicking and screaming to allow app store alternatives, that they charge offensive amounts for "to ensure your security" and has Draconian review rules on the App Store "to ensure your security".
Sure, 3rd party will get some shit. But if Apple neither protected me on their App Store _or_ on the app stores that they extort, what the fuck is their racket for? As long as Apple keeps this behaviour, they deserve to have their cornflakes pissed in.
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