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No I reason to sign up for a standard that is controlled by others when you have a working solution. All my friends have iPhones and the last thing I want is spam from other compatible services. iMessage is a competitive advantage for Apple. 

The people who waste their time doing something like this that is of no benefit need to redirect their time to doing something productive. There are more decisions that go into a product beyond cosmetic ones. One consideration could be cooling and another could be packaging or the functionality of the hinge in terms of its tilt capabilities. The guy who swapped the lightning port for a USB-C port was a colossal waste of time with no redeeming value as it could have been done by Apple if they wanted to do it. 

Privacy means nothing to most people as they have no idea that they can be tracked and listened to. They like the products and Amazon is selling them at well below their actual costs which is fine, so no one knows who would buy them if the units were priced to make money.  

WARN probably not necessary if he can show company was in a serious financial condition. From what I saw everyone received a 3-month severance package which is way more than most us would ever get. I’m self-employed so my severance is zero!!

Like most companies since the recovery from 2008 started there are too many employees working at most large companies. Definitely people working with little accountability or oversight or performing unnecessary jobs. That is what happens in good times. I’ll add that most people know if their job is absolutely necessary for their company to function, but there maybe exceptions for self-consumed people who think their work is vital. If you work in engineering you were much more likely to stay employed than someone in ethics, diversity, content management, etc. 

Unions bring out the worst in people as there is virtually zero risk of being fired. We’re I Apple ID make sure non-union benefits were better than those negotiated by the union.