Making it an option results in people taking that option without fully understanding the consequences. Then those users forget their password and when Apple tells them it is impossible to recover their data they run to the local news station and Apple gets a black eye. Regular people see it on the news and stop buying iPhones.
On the other hand, by not making it an option, Apple annoys power users and others at the extreme tail of the distribution. These users write about it in the tech press and Apple gets a black eye there… But Apple has always been criticized in the tech press so it doesn’t really change anything.
On the other hand, by not making it an option, Apple annoys power users and others at the extreme tail of the distribution. These users write about it in the tech press and Apple gets a black eye there… But Apple has always been criticized in the tech press so it doesn’t really change anything.