Personally, I won't but Apple products for four reasons:
1. Apple is a corporate censor. We cherish First Amendment protections against government interference with speech. Unfortunately, too many of us - including the Supreme Court - define government as the institution we elect and pay taxes to, not the broader power structure. After all, if a group of government officials asked a company like Apple to censor an application and Apple obliged, its no less censorship - and Apple has "private" power as opposed to "public" power means there's nothing anyone can do about it. That's exactly what happened when a group of senators asked Apple, RIM (Blackberry), and Google (Android) to block an application that allowed citizens to share information about speed traps and DUI check points. Only Google said no.
And it doesn't stop there. Apple has censored games designed to make statements about immigration, applications focused on healthcare reform, and even wikileaks' application. Who cares if government is prohibited from engaging in censorship if the dominant means of communication are controlled by a small handful of like minded individuals willing to play the role of "private" censor.
2. Apple is a hypocritical bully. Apple didn't invent the personal computer, the mp3 player, or the smart phone. It simply branded those products and marketed them with a hearty dose of hipster snob appeal. Yet Apple uses dubious patent claims to stifle its competitors - often just teams of hackers working on a free and open project. Few can afford to take on Apple in an expensive lawsuit, so Apple wins just by being big - even if their patent claims are bogus. That's not just being a bully, its being a hypocritical bully.
3. Apple is over priced. This is true whether your purchasing a desktop, laptop, music player, or smart phone. Shop around. You can almost always get a non-Apple product of comparable build quality and superior specs for hundreds of dollars less than the Apple piece.
4. The Apple hipster snob cult is annoying. Remember back in the day when people would spend close to $100 on a pair of pants and more than $50 on a sweat shirt because they said "Z. Cavericci" or "IOU" They'd tell you they spent that money because the clothes were more comfortable - which was obvious bullshit. Then they'd look down their noses at - and sometimes outright ridicule- - the kids in the "K-Mart" clothes. I remember those people. They were huge assholes. The Apple crowd is a little more polite about it, and an adult's choice in computing equipment is rarely as divisive as the boundary lines that divide teenage fashion cliques - but at its core, Apple fan's attitudes about their hardware choices are similarly farcical and condescending. I don't want any part of that.
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