It's not necessarily a principled campaign from Apple, and others have raised anticompetitive concerns around the fact that Apple's own apps are exempted.
But, it's still a good move for users, and it's still better than no change at all. Privacy advocates can't afford to only accept help from ideologically pure sources. We need allies. I'm not going to bash Apple over a change that will be mostly positive for end-users, just because Apple might have a few non-altruistic reasons for doing it. The privacy benefits from this change greatly outweigh any anticompetitive risks.
Ironically, I've commented this to the same effect in regards to Epic, but I think the advice applies to Apple critics as well: if you're too picky about who is and isn't allowed to advocate for you, eventually normal people and institutions will just stop advocating for you altogether.
But, it's still a good move for users, and it's still better than no change at all. Privacy advocates can't afford to only accept help from ideologically pure sources. We need allies. I'm not going to bash Apple over a change that will be mostly positive for end-users, just because Apple might have a few non-altruistic reasons for doing it. The privacy benefits from this change greatly outweigh any anticompetitive risks.
Ironically, I've commented this to the same effect in regards to Epic, but I think the advice applies to Apple critics as well: if you're too picky about who is and isn't allowed to advocate for you, eventually normal people and institutions will just stop advocating for you altogether.