If you think it's that possible then why not contact your congress person/senator and have them look into this? In fact, talk to them about drafting a law against not being able to install software of your choosing on a machine you buy. Or, at the very least, a law for being able to take your data with you when you decide to leave a platform. This wouldn't help China, Iran, Syria, etc. but it would at least give US citizens some protections.
Personally, I'm not very afraid of option 3 ever going away but I also am ready with a FreeBSD VM instance.
Personally, I'm not very afraid of option 3 ever going away but I also am ready with a FreeBSD VM instance.