Apple helped the masses, and the masses reward Apple by being the most valuable user base in the world
That's what Apple thinks, yes.
> Apple helped the masses, and the masses reward Apple by being the most valuable user base in the world
Yes, rich people buy (perceived) luxury products. Apple's greatest skill is positioning itself as a luxury product.
Let’s not pretend Apple isn’t building the best consumer silicon in the world and the most secure and user-friendly consumer operating systems in the world. That’s not even considering their supply chain innovations.
Apple devices are superior to their competition in just about every objective measure.
Apple was in shambles before the iPod/iPhone. You think the iPhone succeeded because of marketing? You don’t think the fact that they made multi-touch displays easy to use was relevant to their success?
Apple products are so desired that people get resentful when they can’t afford them. Then they post moronic takes on HN from their Samsungs
Their vehement success in Xserve proved that Apple does so well in low-margin markets. Wait a minute...
You seem to be ignoring this fact and blindly arguing that the Mac/Windows world of installing apps is superior.
Which many of us disagree with.
And before you argue against this, Apple fans use the exact same argument: Apple knows best, we don't want to think for ourselves.