Yeah the problem is the “anti-consumer” hyperbole. For some people it’s just not for them, doesn’t line up with what they want from a device. I’m not sure why that needs to be anything more than preference.
I agree it's a preference... but I wouldn't go so far as to describe anti-consumer as hyperbole.
Hyperbole is making something sound more impressive than it is, and anti-consumer is not being favorable to consumers.
Some people, like myself, will find Apple approaches not being favorable... the scales of control being tipped too far to Apple than to them. That's not making it sound more impressive than it is. Apple is a behemoth of a corporation and I am orders of magnitude less powerful.
Anyhow, you do you, and I'll do me, it's a free country and if Apple products are perfect for you, c'est la vie!
But with that measure every company on this earth is anti consumer because there will always be some people who won't find their practices acceptable. Maybe you should say "anti my interests"
It's very favorable for lots of consumers who have made a different decision than you. I would go so far as to say that you are in the significant minority, and that doing what you want would be damaging and anti-consumer in the main.
To use my new favorite analogy, one should not be required to fully disassemble and evaluate their cars running gear in order to drive safely.
