Comment by pgt

Don't underestimate the power of your choice at the frontier, even if it takes a while to reverberate through time.

I used to think it didn't matter what tools I chose as a lone developer making consumer tech products and DSP audio applications. But over time, I saw that consumers rely on frontier-makers for fast-moving tech choices more than you’d think, even if they lag a few years behind.

When enough people make a choice, a tipping point forms in the future. Paul Graham wrote about this in "The Return of the Mac", and I believe a tipping point is forming: http://www.paulgraham.com/mac.html

If Apple wants to ride on privacy, then it will fall on privacy.