>1) about the phone not shipping with malware
Given the number of people who have no issues installing Zoom or TikTok, I'm not sure I buy that.
>2) about the phone not working after 2 years
The average consumer has to have the latest and greatest every 2 years whether the old phone still works or not.
>3) apps no longer working because the only OS vendor for your phone disagrees about something with the developer
The number of parler users willing to give up their iPhone for parler isn't even a blip on the radar. They won't even switch to android for it, why do you think they'd switch to Pine?