I feel exactly the same way as you.

Loathe is a strong word. And I loathe everything about Apple and the iPhone.

But I think I'll get an iPhone next. And it's not even because I hate Google or because I don't like Android. I just believe in voting with my dollars. And Apple at least is masquerading as a company that makes a product and wants to sell that. I like the idea of the transaction. I buy my phone and then I own it; I'm done.

With Google, I buy the phone, and the phone owns me.