They're not trying to be clever, they're trying to point out the very important philisophy of maximizing self reliance that so many people like you eschew.
How do you distinguish between a company who 'has built protecting privacy into their core value proposition' and one who just says they've done so?
What are you going to do if a major privacy scandal comes out with Apple at the center? If you wouldn't jump ship from Apple after a major privacy scandal then why does your input on this matter at all?
Some people feel that is inevitable so it's best to just rip that bandaid off now.
How do you distinguish between a company who 'has built protecting privacy into their core value proposition' and one who just says they've done so?
What are you going to do if a major privacy scandal comes out with Apple at the center? If you wouldn't jump ship from Apple after a major privacy scandal then why does your input on this matter at all?
Some people feel that is inevitable so it's best to just rip that bandaid off now.