It’s sad to me when people side with companies who claim they are taking away features and reducing functionality for “security” and “for your own good.” People really buy into that, because they have been propagandized so very much to believe it. I saw it with Firefox, with many Linux distros and of course with Windows. And it continues.

This comment said it best though:

As with Firefox removing all customization, this has absolutely nothing to do with security. That’s just a lie to bamboozle witless rubes who in fact readily fall for it. What this is about in all cases is control. If they can serve you up and force you to use a minimally-featured, maximally-surveilled canned crapplication that you cannot alter or inspect, then they can hoover up all your data and other info with no recourse.

That’s what’s happening. Ain’t a fucking bit of it for “security” or “for your own good.” Believe that and beclown yourself. Which I know most of you will, given the evidence.