Going to take the opposite view point them most.
Most comments on here can't seem to concatenate a sentence without throwing out insults, which should by itself should be a total argument defeater.
This is awkward as I type from my Mac (but yet look at Android phone and HP computer).
Apple's OS is actually a pretty solid system, and a great ecosystem when paired with the other devices. Sure, you can buy a "comparable" windows computer for cheaper, but you can build an even cheaper PC for less, does that make the other brands shit too? A mustang can keep up with certain BMWs but BMWs are a lot more costly, does that make them shit? My 2.4GHz processor and 4GB ram Apple can outrun / keep up with my 2.5GHz processor and 8GB ram HP computer (with a fresh harddrive), but they can both run any of the Adobe products at multiple times so both, neither or one is shit?
I guarantee that Apple has a more solid platform than Windows / Android anything, and most likely always will. The extra price you pay is for a beautiful machine with fewer hiccups. Now, my Windows has never crashed ( besides a HDD failure ) but I still prefer to develop on a Mac, and use Mac for all business related things.
Apple's market is different from the Windows market, same as Ford's is different than BMW's.
That said, on topic wise, you don't have to carry an iPhone and you don't have to go into certain buildings. Someone that is bootlegging a movie or a kid in a school where phones aren't allowed, can't complain when the set rules are enforced.
Someone mentioned liberty, and I love my liberty of not having to chose a product I don't want. Apple isn't denying you liberty, but when you deny them the ability to create what they want to, you deny theirs.
