"Apple sees nothing from second-hand trade"
...except a replacement purchase by the seller ?
"Apple represents a strong alternative to people creeped out by Google's disconcerting data slurping."
The implication being that Apple is better than Google in this regard. If true, it is an excellent reason for Android users to make the switch, and could be Apple's salvation.
Like Microsoft, who were workstation based and just never "groked" the network, Google is network based and cannot grok people's privacy concerns, and never will. And there is the key to Google's eventual downfall. If Apple or another FAANG can make privacy their main product, they will dominate into the future.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
