Or just people that don't wish to be a product when they paid for their device. Privacy is a concern to some people, the wise ones.
It's almost as if you think you control your data on their end.
If you don't mind being spied on, go with Google. If you want to have some privacy, go with Apple. If you want to feel completely left out like your phone lives in a ghost town then go with Microsoft. BlackBerry died, maybe we'll see them in the next life. :)
I don't think your vehicle being stolen makes his statement false. He didn't say one kind can be stolen and other can't be. He said it makes it harder and I agree with him, not impossible. It costs more money for the tech required for someone to steal a newer vehicle compared to an older...
I'd still have to drop like $$$ out of pocket on it and then wait for the $200 rebate or lose my Verizon unlimited data to go subsidized. I'll have to think about it.
So build it less durable, make sure the defect (?) is not covered under warranty, and then people in that Apple ecosystem are forced to buy more phones = more profit.
Big business.
Way to do nothing but insult people when they don't know something related to your username you've probably googled 19 times. It's almost as if you have nothing better to do with your time. ;) (Ponders the thought)
You can be honest here man, if you wear them high heels on your free time...