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Apple knows best (or so it would have you believe)

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If there’s one philosophy that seems to exemplify the vast majority of decisions that Apple has made about its products, it’s this: “We know best.”

Now, I get it. That’s kind of the upside of having a benevolent dictator: decisions get made for you, and you don’t have to worry yourself about making the right ones. Of course, the downside to a benevolent dictator is that they’re still, fundamentally, a dictator.

Apple’s taken its fair share of backlash over these kind of high-level decisions throughout the that a future version of iOS will allow users to decide for themselves.

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