You should never base your opinion on _who_ says stuff, that's childish. It's the content of the message that matters.
It's worth chewing on the juxtaposition, just to examine your own assumptions.
If the polling is taken at face value [0], the public would like to control Apple, whereas people who know tech are against such regulation.
Both situations are similar - industry autonomy versus unwashed public opinion. All lobbing has this same tension - the entities that stand to profit from something inevitable are the ones who understand it best. Feeling differently about each instance isn't hypocritical, it just means you should ponder the nuances for why.
[0] Modulo leading questions, framing, etc. I, for one, don't have a hard time believing the polls are roughly accurate. Groups of people are hysterical ugly creatures, led simply by scaremongering media.