| > But Apple has somehow convinced people that they are cool, so people buy their products. That "somehow" is pretty easy to explain. Apple creates innovative products - the iPod, iPhone and AirPods were all the first-of-their-kind products - and especially, it creates long lasting products, both in terms of build quality and support. Good luck getting security updates (including drivers) for your 5 year old typical Windows laptop (or getting a modern OS running on it, see the issue with TPM requirements). Apple, on average, supports a device for ~6 years, and up to 9 years (!) for mobile devices [2]. Meanwhile, you're lucky if your Windows or Android device even lasts that long physically. On top of that, the battery lifetimes for Apple devices are insane compared to the competition - a feat that neither Windows nor Android can achieve as they lack the complete control over the entire stack, from CPU design over firmware over hardware to the OS and user-space libraries, that Apple has. [1] https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/07/some-macs-are-gettin... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_iPhone_models |