"We used to cast IBM as the industry’s 'evil empire', but in hindsight, its buttoned‑down monopoly looks positively staid next to the extractive surveillance machines of X/Twitter & Meta/Facebook. And then there are all the outright illegal activities that have forced us all to think nonstop about digital security—how many times per day do you enter passwords? Apple may be the best of the lot, but it’s a low bar, & Apple is still clearly willing to put profit ahead ..."

https://tidbits.com/2026/04/01/what-apples-50th-anniversary-misses/