>So an iPhone or whatever may be “expensive” but I’d submit it’s actually cheaper when you take other factors into account.
I keep track of my expenses and so far I have paid less for the 3 Smartphones I owned than I would have paid to own any 3 iPhones with comparable age at time of the buy.
>And you can trust Apple with your data at least as much as any other provider if not more since they have a financial motivation to protect your privacy (it’s a feature).
I trust OVH more than Apple since I pay for a dedicated server every month instead of paying Apple once.
>Now I think rooting your device and hosting your own servers are a good solution - but most people, even engineers such as myself - may not want to spend time doing that or deal with security concerns from rooting your device.
Which is why I stated that this is why I don't trust Apple.