[HerbManic]

This is my big conundrum with Apple. Their hardware is absolutely brilliant, but their combative nature against the users freedom on their hardware means I will never use it.

Even if you can hack around it, it is the culture that treats the users as someone to be controlled and coddled that bothers me.

[dainank]

Out of curiosity, what makes their hardware 'brilliant'? I often hear this but never actually looked into why. What is your take on that?

[maleldil]

Aside from repairability, the MacBooks are the best laptops in every other respect: battery life, keyboards, screens, performance (especially performance per watt) and overall build quality. They're even competitively priced in the current market. Watches have some of the best sensors in their category. iPhones have the best performance and cameras. I can't say much about the AirPods since I've never used them, but people I know report they work very well.

[vlod]

Not parent.

I believe (I don't own their new M-5) their Macbook Pro are very well regarded in terms of trackpad, battery and screen as one (if not the) best out there.