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Brendan Eich said something similar in a JSConf talk or something 5-10 years ago as a way of summarising what had changed in the web during his time: Google is the new Microsoft, Microsoft is the new Google and Apple are the same.
Yeah I was a pretty hardcore Android “because I want choice” fanboy but Apple won my wallet over because they SEEMINGLY give two shits about privacy. Idk if it’s just a dog and pony show but it’s better than Google’s bullshit these days.
The way I see it is that Apple doesn’t need to sell your data for them to make money so they realise it’s a point of difference and advertise/commit to it as such.
It’ll last as long as it makes them money.
Although to be honest Apple has incredibly detailed data on how people use their devices so, not exactly the bastion of privacy, even if they keep that info to themselves.