I used to be an Apple hater. Well, I still am, but I express it in a different way: "It does not meet my requirements." Underneath that statement...

• I disagree with their philosophy of keeping their stuff locked down. When I buy the hardware, it is mine, and I should be allowed to do what I want with it so long as I am not using it to harm others or deny others access to a resource they paid for.
• I refuse to buy a cell phone with a sealed-in battery.
• I refuse to buy a personal digital assistant with no physical keyboard.
• I don't want to install yet another piece of software on my computer just to transfer files to/from the phone, among other things.
• I want the freedom to go from carrier to carrier as I please.
• Apple is not the most economical choice when it comes to the capabilities I want.