And dozens? You only need to download one mate. But keep on making up bs arguments

That’s my whole point, mate. Which one? How do you get your entire social circle to use the same app? That just isn’t how things work. People are going to use what they are familiar with, which in the case of most Americans is their default texting app/iMessage.

Because people obviously don’t want to use dozens of chat apps. Why is having a better option built in to every phone a bad thing?

Even as someone in the upgrade program I think I agree. I do kinda appreciate USB-C since I have a newer iPad, but otherwise there’s very little perceivable upgrades I’ve gotten going from a 13 to a 14 or 15. The screen is great on all of them, the performance is great on all of them, the cameras are great on all of them.