Not that I'm complaining, as I type this on my MacBook Pro, with my iPhone beside it and my iPad 3 and iPod Nano in the backpack on the floor.
Cult or not, they make high quality products at high prices.
I've drunk the Kool-Aid just like many of you.
There's a difference between drinking the Kool-Aid and knowing why people drink the Kool-Aid
The fact that I'm able to use a Unix workstation - that also runs common office apps (MSFT, etc) for interoperability with the non-hacker world - solidified my (guarded, skeptical) loyalty to the Apple platform.
Their "one way to do it" approach can be exasperating but it's generally a smart and lucrative business strategy.