Apple has never been as big in lobbying as those are. Or as cooperative with various governments and state agencies.

Plus, they have those angles covered by token "open" BS like Android allowing sideloading, despite having total dominance on far more crucial for consumers and the economy in general areas that their OS, leaving Apple to be targeted.

According to Statista, Google spent $10.92 million on lobbying in 2022, whereas Apple spent $9.36 million.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043061/lobbying-expense...

https://www.statista.com/statistics/277063/lobbying-expenses...

Please free yourself from going to bat for a company that wouldn't care if you lived or died.

Okay? No one thinks they would. We're in a business transaction.

Maybe people are going to bat for their own interests and recognize they align with the interests of a company they happily buy products from. Who are you to deny their preferences?

Those are the over the table numbers.

>Please free yourself from going to bat for a company that wouldn't care if you lived or died.

I care if my prefered mobile OS were to allow any kind of crap. How about that? Mind blown?

Apple spends very little money lobbying.