Part 2 of 2. Part of the ongoing Big Tech's War on Users series. Part 1 covered the privacy brand — the Google deal, iCloud, Meta, and what "we keep your data safe" actually means. This post is about the other half of Apple's brand: the idea that their judgment is worth the premium. That they know best. That the walled...

Part 1 of 2. Part of the ongoing Big Tech's War on Users series.Correction: A reader notes that "Offload Unused Apps" is not strictly on by default — Apple's support documentation describes it as something you turn on. In practice the setting gets enabled for many users through setup prompts or low storage warnings,...