I haven't made an effort post in forever so here is me being 
about Apple.
I asked ChatGPT to give me the top 20 complaints about Apple and I went through and collated a list from there
Apple is expensive 
Models
In general I find the price discussion a weird "gotcha" when discussing iPhones in particular. You can find a smartphone to match just about every price bracket you want to and the iPhone is no exception with the current gen SE as low as $429 or the a max spec'd iPhone Pro Max going for $1600. Of course these numbers aren't through a cell provider which offer discounts for a ton of models. This is also excluding used phones which are always a great idea in $CURRENT_YEAR if you're not a huge smartphone person or just want to get a deal. 
Laptop-wise I feel the M1 MacBook Air is still an excellent choice at it's $650-$700 price point - clearly not a bargain laptop but the experience of using it is very solid and a great gateway into the Mac ecosystem.
The M2 Mac Mini is a very easy sell at $599 to for an ultra-slim desktops.
Storage and Memory upgrades
This is my biggest complaint with Macs.
The storage and memory upgrades are highway robbery. It's clearly a tool in their "price ladder" strategy and simply used to get you to work your way up to the next highest model.
While I feel like the base model M1 MacBook Air is an excellent machine for a lot of people, it's crazy they're shipping much higher priced models with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.
The copium you hear from Mac fanboys about macOS running fine 8GB RAM because the "storage is so fast" makes no technical sense - NAND used in storage is measured in microseconds and DRAM is measured in nanoseconds. The latency differences we are talking about here are an order of magnitude different.
Privacy / Security Concerns 
Privacy and security inspire the most religious fervor out of any IT topic. It's extremely hard to have discussions about privacy and security in a logical manner with nerds because they'll often see glowies that aren't there and ignore the glowies in front of them.
The most important question to ask for any security question is what is your threat model?
Are you trying to avoid nation state actors? Good news, you can stop worrying because they will win! Stop using computers for anything that will get Israel after you, they have an unlimited budget and carte blanche to ignore the law.
If you are expecting the glowies to lack the ability to infiltrate GrapheneOS or Tails supply chain, I have a bridge to sell you.
If your threat model is "I don't want my smartphone data to be cracked in a few minutes", good news - both Android and iOS are fully encrypted and your data is safe. The most important thing there is choosing good passwords (passphrases).
If your threat model is more privacy focused I think there's a better case to be made for custom Android ROMs but if you're anything approaching normie I think it's self-explanatory why Apple is easier than a custom ROM more trustworthy than an advertising company.
Apple is lacking repairability front 
Planned Obsolescence 
The planned obsolescence take is easily taken down by the fact of Apple's software support on iOS devices. Apple released the iPhone SE (1st Gen) in March 2016 and released a security update last month.
"Battery Gate" 
The entire saga of battery gate I think I've argued about on here multiple times so I'll recount what I've argued before:
Lithium ion batteries degrade over time, they also are reduced in performance if they're too hot or too cold.
If old enough or cold enough lithium ion batteries can reach levels where they won't supply enough power for your device to function at all.
To support this let me quote, not Apple, but Sammy:
If you're experiencing frequent shutdowns, visit your nearest service center.
It may be time for a battery check-up, as batteries are consumables, which naturally wear out over time.
https://www.samsung.com/us/support/galaxy-battery/care-and-maintenance/
Apple of course outlines this on their own page too
https://support.apple.com/en-us/101575
The takeaway then is your can either 1.) let a phone shutdown when it can't get enough juice or 2.) reduce the amount of juice being used.
Apple chose to do two and, clearly communicated this poorly hence the lawsuit , but the act itself is the obvious correct choice. This is due to the nature of lithium ion batteries not the jews of planned obsolesce.
Overheating
Overheating was an issue of MacBooks in the past, my 
theory is that Apple simply believed Intel's roadmap which had them getting past the 14nm process much sooner than they ever did. I also think this was what finally pushed them to go Apple Silicon as the headache of transitioning to an entirely new architecture would be worth it if they could get chips that actually worked at their listed thermal specs.
I think that Apple Silicon has been a resounding success in this regard.
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I once was a garden variety Apple hater teenager, then it started with a used iPhone 6 now years later I'm addicted to Apple products I'm fricking APPLED
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I love gray metal!!!
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Good post babe, would read again
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Good effortpost.
My only criticism is you didn't take the opportunity to dispel one of the most commonly-held myths about Apple: that Steve Jobs is dead.
Steve Jobs didn't die, he simply reached the end of what he could realistically achieve in his physical form upon this earthly plane, so he decided to cast aside his fleshly body and upload himself to the internet.
He watches over all Apple users to this day. In a benign, fatherly way, not like some creepy stalker.
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Steve jobs never died, he just got aids
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Snapshots:
https://www.samsung.com/us/support/galaxy-battery/care-and-maintenance/:
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https://support.apple.com/en-us/101575:
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literally me
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nah run templeos on an airgapped computer inside a faraday cage. the glowies won't be able to get you there
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putting your schizoposts on a templeos computer in a faraday cage is a great idea tbh
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just remember to wear your tinfoil hat
whenever you leave the faraday cage 
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