In my eyes Android is terrible with regards to Google’s tracking and 3rd party app quality and privacy. Apple is the better alternative in my opinion (if you want to own a smartphone, which I do), but that doesn’t mean I like their abuse of power.

Worth adding that android 11 has some features that may prove appealing re: app quality & security:

https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2020/09/android11-...

The discussion is not about Android at all, not sure why you brought them up?

Because if you don't pay the Apple tax, that's the alternative. But I don't want to switch. I want what I have now to be better. I think sign in with Apple is a great service, but not if Apple abuses it for their perverse power games. That's disgusting. You may think my comments towards Android are inflammatory but that's not my intent, because I don't root for either company. I'm simply looking after my own interests.

Makes sense but there are many other phone OS vendors it was just weirdly specific to bring up android, but Apple people defend the Apple tax all day on HN, specifically for their curated walled garden, which this is a direct result. This is what people intentionally pay for. (Which I also dont agree with)

It's ironical that Apple itself has become the bad Apple in the ecosystem now.

Maybe Apple could let each user pay to have Apple lock down their device since it is valued so much.