Five years ago, I made the switch from an Android phone to an iPhone. As I explained at the time, it's not that I thought the iPhone was really any better than Android. I had been an Android user for several years and had very much enjoyed it. It was just that the rest of my family had iPhones, and at the time it seemed as if the world was catering more to the iPhone.
Which it mostly is.
What has really entrenched me in the Apple cult, however, is the ease of integrating various Apple devices.
On almost any given day, I actively use five different Apple devices:
- iPhone
- iPad
- MacBook
- Apple Watch
- AirPods
These are all good quality products. They serve my needs. And as I said, they are designed to play well with each other.
It's the little things about device integration that I like. For instance, whenever I'm away from my MacBook for any length of time and it goes to sleep, it will awaken instantly when I return because it senses my Apple Watch and knows it's me. I don't have to retype my password or anything.
Being a very simple (and ultimately lazy) man, I like that.
Chances are there are Android devices that will do the same, but I stopped following technological developments in that world after I ditched the Android phone, so I don't know for sure.
There are perhaps ethical reasons for shunning Apple products that I comprehend, yet (and here I freely admit I'm exercising privilege of the highest order) I choose to overlook them. I'm not sure the alternatives to Apple are all that morally superior anyway.
The point is, the Apple folks have me. And given the extent to which they have access to my personal data, they know they have me.
I'm OK with that. I mean, they give me those free Apple logo stickers every time I buy another one of their devices. How can I say no to that?
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