I think Oxide shares one idea with Apple: hardware and software should be created for each other. In that sense, your parent is correct.

You are also correct that we diverge from Apple in other ways, such as our commitment to openness, rather than secrecy.

> Ehrm. What is that exactly?

The first iMac famously made it easy to connect to the Internet; The 'i' in iMac was for "Internet". Its setup manual was a couple of pages long, mostly pictures and IIRC, just 37 words.