They're trying to make it very clear they're not speaking on behalf of Apple Inc, despite having worked (or working) there.
Big companies like to give employees some minimal "media training", which mostly amounts to "do not speak for the company, do not say anything that might even slightly sound like you're speaking for the company".
> > Opinions are my own obvs.
> Whose else would they be?
On the internet? Often the opinions of others they see getting upvotes.> Whose else would they be?
takes a look at the user profile
Oh, they are a journalist/writer for a big name outfit