But this is a legitimate problem within the Apple user community. Anyone who criticizes Apple is quickly berated by a large group of Apple apologists, and frankly it makes those of us who just want to enjoy our computers -- not be part of some marketing-influenced psuedo-social movement -- look pretty bad.
Reading around Engadget and other technology websites, the comments sections are always full of Apple fanboys bringing up Apple's products in completely unrelated stories just to talk about how great Apple is, yet this phenomenon is rare with other products or brands.
Apple has intentionally incubated this culture as well. Just look at the I'm a Mac, I'm a PC ads. They've actually managed to cultivate the scenario so that people feel that they are superior to others merely based on what computing platform they use. And because of this arrogance, this elitist attitude, there are many people that will never, ever consider using a Mac.
And that may be Apple's greatest mistake of all time.
