Comment by tombert

Yes, these big corporations are truly benevolent entities who are only looking out for the common man, and us software engineers are out of touch and "lack empathy".

It couldn't possibly be a frustration and concern that this is blatantly anti-competitive and serves to make Google considerably more money and leaves us with little/no options for people who actually know how to use a computer.

Frankly I think the security argument is largely a smokescreen to avoid discussions of anti-trust.