Owning Apple stock is quite rational even if you think Apple products are bad value-for-money. As a shareholder, the huge profit margins of selling proprietary

Owning Apple stock is quite rational even if you think Apple products are bad value-for-money. As a shareholder, the huge profit margins of selling proprietary earbuds for $170 all accrues to you! 8% earnings yield with massive user lock-in - wouldn't you want to be on the side that gets the money rather than on the side that hands it over?