Thanks for those sources. Yep, those examples are more in par with the case at hand. To answer the original post then, education is key: "knowledge is power, power is responsibility".

The issue here is that Apple is employing tactics with lobbying, PR, marketing (sort of brainwashing) to make you "try not to think about it too much", so yeah it is "no wonder people pick door number 3". The hypocrisy that fuels the hype and demand for its brand is what consumers should be aware of.