The competition doesn't provide a product package that is superior for everyone's use case, so Apple users balance the trade-offs and decide they prefer Apple's products even with its caveats?

It's not like Pixel + Android, Samsung + Android, etc. produce objectively better products in every way.

Because i really dont want anything to do with google and there is really only 2 choices.

For me, I can buy a phone that works and will work for 6-8 years with software updates. I'm on my second iPhone, an 11 pro, that I've had for 5 years at this point. I have to use an Android phone for work and we replace them every two years as the security updates stop.

it works better than the offerings from competition, and Apple isn't beholden to China.