So if I found out that Apple works best for me years and years and years ago, and I exclusively use Apple now, does that make me a fanboy?
But anyways, how much experience with other brands should one have to be able to judge what works best for you? In the end, people make choices and form relationships with their tools and brands of choice. So should one waste time looking at other solutions once you have found a brand or platform that works for you? Being loyal to a brand isn't a bad thing if that brand gives you a lot of value. Sure, you can test out other things once you can't find something suitable (based on needs or price) within your brand of choice. In that way, yes, one should not be close minded. But if a brand gives you most or everything you want, that kind brand loyalty towards Apple, Google, or Microsoft shouldn't be regarded as something awful. It can be deserved.
Also, one could have had bad past experiences. These experiences form deep emotional scars, and you can't blame someone from disliking a brand based on those experiences. Eventually, a good experience that follows creates loyalty. That is how things work. Now if I'm simply hating on Apple or Microsoft or Google for no good reason, yes that would be very small minded.
Finally, if someone asks me if I'm open to using Windows or Android, and if I say no, that doesn't mean I'm an Apple fanboy or close minded. It means I have a preference and I made a choice. Am I open to the idea that other platforms can give better experiences? Sure. But if my needs are met, I simply don't feel the need to try out. So I'm okay if there are Windows and Android users out there who feel the same. (But if you have a crappy Windows or Android experience, or can't find what you're looking for on those platforms, please feel free to join the Apple family.
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