[BoysenberryPi]

The fact that they are the most valuable company on Earth suggest that many consumers do benefit from it.

[nullandvoid]

Many consumers benefit from a good product they enjoy using, regardless of ownership of the stack behind it

The fact they own their full stack, has resulted in some of the most anti consumer parts of the business. Allowing monopolization on repairs / part pricing etc

[anotherman554]

Or it suggests patent laws prevent consumer friendly companies from competing with Apple.