Because i really dont want anything to do with google and there is really only 2 choices.

You have the choice to not own a smartphone.

The competition doesn't provide a product package that is superior for everyone's use case, so Apple users balance the trade-offs and decide they prefer Apple's products even with its caveats?

It's not like Pixel + Android, Samsung + Android, etc. produce objectively better products in every way.

it works better than the offerings from competition, and Apple isn't beholden to China.

For me, I can buy a phone that works and will work for 6-8 years with software updates. I'm on my second iPhone, an 11 pro, that I've had for 5 years at this point. I have to use an Android phone for work and we replace them every two years as the security updates stop.