With respect, is there evidence to support your claim?
My direct experience is that I have received value far in excess of what I have had to pay for the Apple products and services I have purchased over the years.
For example, I'm typing this reply on my PowerBook, which I use all day, every day in my work. I also have my iPhone with me constantly, and use it heavily.
Finally, the Apple brand was said to be worth about $104.7B vs. $62.8B for Microsoft in 2014. [1]
So, I am not saying you are wrong, only that I think some evidence would be helpful in making your case.
OT, but you're still using a Powerbook? That's pretty impressive. Which generation\year was it? I'm guessing you've had to swap out batteries and upgrade hard drive - have you had to modify anything else?
And Apple have always been masters in selling polished, nicely packages shit as the most advanced technology ever conceived.