The only reason I justify apple hate is because too many people just accept that everything they make will be good. Of course, there are the groups that think that every new apple product is the next gift from god. I just have hopes that some of the apple haters might help put others into perspective. Of course, the reality is that fans will be fans. By sheer numbers, I think a larger portion of the population are automatically a fan of an apple product than some android product. (For clarification: I'm talking about serious fans... not just a simple personal preference)
Part of my reason for this is that I don't want to see apple added to the list of companies that are mostly a name. Apple was basically dead and then came the ipod. Then there was the macbooks, imacs and iphones. They have all been great product lines, but I feel that you have been paying more for the name and getting less of a value over time. I still think they are good products, so I haven't given up hope on Apple. That said, they've already established a pretty strong guaranteed customer base. I'm talking about the customers that will buy a rock with the Apple logo. I don't think it's impossible for Apple to turn into a company like Bose. Mediocre products that everyone assumes to be high quality. I think they're quite a ways off from being that bad, but I feel like I'm seeing a slow progression towards that.
Also, I'm a little unsure of how to feel about the lawsuits. Clearly they aren't as bad as some other companies... they aren't out screwing over every small business that uses anything remotely related to their names or products. That said, I can't help but feel that the litigation is drawing attention away from focusing on just making a better product. They might have legal grounds on some of their stuff, but a lot of it just seems silly.
