This is ludicrously, hilariously, almost unbelievably ironic, coming from Krugman:

>>"In general, the thing about Apple is that it reflects the spirit of Steve Jobs, who knew what was good for you — and left you no way to do things differently. And if you are an atypical user, you end up putting a lot of effort into fighting iOS in order to do simple things."<<

It should baffle me that this problem is so obvious to Krugman and others in the field of electronics, but simply beyond mention when it comes to governance. It doesn't baffle me because it's clear that Krugman and others stopped being scholarly thinkers as soon as they gained a national audience to preach to.