> Why not? I’ve been using their products and services with essentially no issues for 20+ years.

That's exactly my problem—for a small company that is responsive to individual users, I could build on that trust and have some confidence that it might continue. For Apple, they don't care about my trust at all; so, if there is something that they want to do that will harm me personally, then they have no reason not to do it as long as it will not negatively affect their standing with most of their customer base. It doesn't matter how many years their interests have aligned with mine; if our interests diverge tomorrow, then, not only will they go with theirs, they won't even consider mine.

> It doesn't matter how many years their interests have aligned with mine; if our interests diverge tomorrow, then, not only will they go with theirs, they won't even consider mine.

If you think the small companies are any different, you’re delusional. Everybody’s in it for themselves.

But, that’s fine with me. I just think the odds of that are low based on Apple’s track record of 20+ years.