Instead of the madness surrounding a tech choice; allow me to say this.

Besides Kai Krause, Phil Clevenger and Kai Gradert; Apple has made the UI important and something that should be well-thought out before releasing a product. I disagree with the Apple product hate - their products are well-thought out. I can disagree with Steve Jobs current mannerisms - "You're holding it wrong" pissed me off something fierce.

But as far as disliking Apple, meh. I use their products (computers, servers, XCode, (formerly) iPhone) but I do not belong to the "Cult of Mac". I also use Microsoft products. And I've been a Linux user since the mid-90's. But again... I'm not fan enough to pledge allegiance wholly behind one tech choice.

Dislike Apple for real reasons people. I don't particularly like the iTunes ecosystem; but I can see some merit in it. I don't particularly like Steve Jobs... the man knows how to sell (read: lie) his products and get the best from his hardware and software devs. I dislike the living hell out of Steve Ballmer; however even he knows how to keep Microsoft somewhat relevant in these changing times.

As a person that enjoys proper usage of UI/UX; Apple gets that right. They get more right than wrong - on their products (iPad is still a stupid thing to me). But they apparently get enough right to piss off other folks to the point of hating them.

Haters gon' hate I guess.