No. I am platform agnostic and naturally gravitate toward the tech that works best for me. I used an iPhone 5 for 4 months and concluded that it just wasn't for me. I have no desire to get another iPhone.
Here are some of the main reasons why (in no particular order):
1. Its dependency on the convoluted, confusing bucket of bloatware that is iTunes is frustrating and unnecessary. Every other major platform allows you to connect to a computer and easily access and transfer files between your computer and your phone using the computer's file manager. It doesn't have to be as complicated as Apple is making it. I'm glad my wife uses an iPhone. It's an elegant, simple device that does everything she needs and is simple enough to use. But her main frustration and complaint is trying to get videos and music on her phone through iTunes. And I think my wife is a good representation of the average iPhone user.
2. Price. I understand that Apple devices are high end and comparable in price with high end devices from other manufacturers. I get that. And the hardware is beautiful. But if I have to choose between spending $600 on an iPhone or $600 on a different device, or $1200 on a Mac vs $1200 on a Windows laptop/desktop, for some reason my brain just cannot justify the expense on the Apple product. Maybe that's just irrational on my part. Apple products have remarkably high resale value and generally last a long time.
But when it comes down to it, I always seem to find a smartphone or computer that can do everything an Apple device can do that is important to me, but with a lower price tag than its Apple counterpart.
3. I like to be different. I don't want to be another face in the crowd. I don't want to fit in. My sense of self worth is not based on things like the kind of smartphone I own or the car I drive.
4. I always seem to root for the underdog. If BlackBerry or Windows Phone ever went mainstream and dominated the market, I'd probably gravitate toward their underdog competitors. That's just how I roll.
5. I don't like the Apple ecosystem. I don't like the Google ecosystem, either. Actually, I don't like the idea of being locked into or dependent upon ANY single ecosystem. But if there's one I had to choose, I always come back to Microsoft. Apple is just now getting around to implementing useful cloud storage. I've been using OneDrive for ages. Why use Google Docs when you can use gold-standard web-based Microsoft Office apps? The MS ecosystem is just more "me".
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