Sure a government agency may be forcing Apple or MS to help them spy on you, just as they could have compromised whatever else you are using.

But when you download software from at least the Apple App Store, you are in fact protected from many kinds of harmful software.

Let’s not lie and pretend that isn’t a real benefit to many people, even though there are serious downsides to it.

But even if you were right about the equivalence - what’s the point in the handwringing?

There is no way out unless we build our way out.

Shaking your fist at the man just isn’t going to do anything.

The reason there is no alternative is that we haven’t solved the problems yet. People are in fact trying.

Nothing you can say about Microsoft or Apple will make an alternative appear.