Apple comes close to having started a cargo cult.
People think that if they keep saying nice things about Apple, they will not one day lock them down hard.
People think that if they keep saying nice things about Apple, they will not one day lock them down hard.
The iPhone was hot when it came out, and was a lot of people's first taste of the smartphone, and it's very easy to fall into tribalism. You and I aren't immune to it, there are hundreds of things we are irrational about in our lives. Arguments in favor of your chosen tribe are proxy arguments for preserving your own value, identity, and dignity.
People who rebelliously use non-Apple products are helping to keep the alternatives alive. It's a tradeoff of now vs future. That's the real tradeoff, it's not cults.
(edits: HN vs who?)