Why this obsession with iMessage? Why not Signal/Whatsapp/Telegram?

That’s just the beginning.

What we need is the right to own our devices. No strings attached

And the means to keep they operating without depending on the maker.

They have to do this. Because their partners in China sell replacement parts for a lot less on side channels, probably breaking contracts, and they can’t enforce any of it.

First Apple product was a IIe.

Then years later a Performa 5215CD

Then a G3/233 desktop. G4/400 PowerBook Lombard 333 iBook 600 Then a gap. Until a 2010 Air And a 2015 15” pro

iPod classic 2G Classic 4G First iPod touch iPad 2 iPhone 4/5/6/X/11

Now I have a large collection of old Mac’s. Including a color classic II and a quadra 950