Every iPhone ships with a chain of trust that starts with Apple’s root certificate, not yours. The kernel you run, the OS you update, the apps you install — all gatekept through keys Apple holds. This is sold as security, but security means nothing if only one party controls the locks. Android has its own chain of Google-verified boot, which is the same architecture with worse transparency. Both platforms decided that your device belongs to whoever signed the firmware. Free software means you can audit, modify, and share what runs on your machine. That requires unlocked boot chains, not just open-source kernels running inside a proprietary trap. Why should the device you bought be the only one you don’t control?
I mean it without a doubt is security its just at the cost of freedom. The users are paying apple to handle the security side instead of doing it themselves.
I ain’t buying a device I can’t get root on. But I don’t expect others to do the same especially when we live in such a hostile time. There is malicious software everywhere.