shaniamama

Oh indeed it is. I spent years reading apple reports and my conclusion was that they want the data for themselves so they can sell it. Devices don't make much profit when you factor in how much is spent buying up almost all old devices that hit the market.

My experience: Went to work at a startup transitioning to the next stage. When hired I was told everything is available to all employees, 'there are no secrets here'. I quickly found that most was locked away...and then noticed the same in many places. That and what comes with it led to my leaving. When I left I went back for a pseudo-exit interview with the CEO and he actually told me he had been screwing my team for the past year. In essence what I found was mostly lies. The lies began in interview (everything open to everyone) and continued until I left (continuing to hire based on things that don't exist at the company...like HR). My take: if you are told one thing and find it different, look around at more things.