Why is there a crusade against Apple products but not foreign cars?

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29. Your comment epitomizes the very points that you espouse against non-apple users.

Jealousy? That's elitist talk. It's the kind of language that is meant to cause envy and create followers by shame.

"Business people who depend on computers and phones as tools of their work often chose Apple products for their stability, performance, and customer service."

Says who? Most businesses are stuck in MS land because they have become too dependent on it. Those who have paid the price to change are switching for another form of technological slavery rather than understanding the simplicity of the machine; they continue to be incapable of defending themselves from the Internet-corporate woobie blanket.

"I use both PC and Apple products and my experience with both has led me to select Apple products exclusively"

That's fine. Your choice.

"they save money in the long run, and time"

Not in a million years. Neither are true. Maybe it's your experience, but your experience simply follows the herd mentality, or you have something to sell.

And for the last comment, see my first comment.

If you like being socially acceptable to a specific crowd,
if you are bothered by an extra bit of education that would change your view of technology for life,
if you would rather buy and discard than be ecologically sound,
if you would rather be used than be in control,
if you would rather support steeling other people's work and property,
If you would like to encourage using free technology and re-selling it as the work of Apple genius,
if you would like to use old software taken from free sources and sold as an Apple innovation,
if you support keeping Billions of dollars in Apple profit over seas and skirting the taxes that support America and it's citizens,

Then stay with Apple. That's where you belong.

I am a network tech and a systems operator... as a pastime, almost 40 years. I run a couple of networks Microsoft and Open source, and many servers. I began my education of computers with Apple hardware during the late 70's and 80's starting with the 6502 chip. Apple died in about 1989. What you use is Apple only in name. The rest is repackaging of originally free content.

Be happy with your choices. I am happy to be free of Apple, Microsoft and their contempt for human intellect.