First, there isn't a clear line between "the common person" and everybody else. Every first-time user, whatever their age, is a potential power user, if they aren't taught to be subordinate to a remote corporation in the control of their own hardware.
Second, many "uncommon people" are the sons and daughters of "common people" and will learn to hack -- or not -- on their parents' computers.
Common thread: helplessness can be taught and learned. It's convenient for Apple and an inevitable state anyway for many users, but it keeps other "users" beneath their potential.
This is like saying that car designs should be more "mechanic friendly" and less "closed" because every car owner is a potential mechanic, and mechanics learn by working on their parents' cars.
How would you feel about a car company that offered a model that is easier to maintain and operate but harder to modify?
Second, many "uncommon people" are the sons and daughters of "common people" and will learn to hack -- or not -- on their parents' computers.
Common thread: helplessness can be taught and learned. It's convenient for Apple and an inevitable state anyway for many users, but it keeps other "users" beneath their potential.