I hope that every pro-Apple techie is happy with the monster that they've helped to create by enthusiastically jumping into the Apple ecosystem over the past 10

I hope that every pro-Apple techie is happy with the monster that they've helped to create by enthusiastically jumping into the Apple ecosystem over the past 10 to 15 years. If you're starting to see the light - please consider using my own personal tactics for never giving Apple any money, but still being able to use Apple products: - Only buy used or unofficially-refurbished Apple equipment. - Don't use any of their services unless they're free. - Don't buy any apps, only use the free ones or pay for them through non-Apple channels. - If you end up giving money to Apple in any way, try to make them lose it somewhere else down the road (i.e. by heavily using their free support services, talking people out of using their products, etc.).