Oh that would be illegal. Simply deflating them doesn’t cause damage and achieves the same effect.

Yes but I don’t want to get rid of my getty ttys, so that is a better alternative for me. Perhaps for others too.

Don’t know if this will have any impact; Apple has resisted fixing design flaws in their past products even with public pressure.

It’s probably more effective to vote with your wallet and show Apple their behavior isn’t acceptable at your next upgrade.

If you dont feel too happy about owning a Pixel phone; I would also suggest a Fairphone with CalyxOS as an alternative.