macrumour’s own poll results doesn’t seem to support the narrative that Apple is facing widespread criticism, especially when you consider that the people visiting this website tend to be more critical of Apple than the rest of their user base.
Rather than believing that Apple is being tone deaf and refusing to take their head out of the sand, is it possible that Apple is reading their customer base right in that the majority are either indifferent or even supportive of such a move, and what we are seeing here is, once again, a very vocal minority?
By the time iOS 15 rolls out next month, we will probably be surprised that there was even an uproar over this matter.