Reminds me of Sneakers, it was a great movie

This but it’s not just tech companies, it’s all companies and a feature of our lovely system 🙃

They do because why not. Its their hardware and software. You chose to be bound when you purchased and agreed to their Terms & conditions.

If I purchased it it’s mine, especially the hardware

If you’re gonna be a dick, at least get it right

The phrase is “Assume makes an ass out of you and me”

I’ve interacted with way too many developers that would struggle with this, you’re giving them too much credit as a whole