This isn't a perfect analogy but if my mechanic said he only drove brand Y because it was reliable and then I heard anecdotally from Uber drivers they drove bra

This isn't a perfect analogy but if my mechanic said he only drove brand Y because it was reliable and then I heard anecdotally from Uber drivers they drove brand Y for similar reasons it would be an input for my next car purchase. If I may so humbly suggest it: people on Hacker News and the like are (please excuse the corporate speak) thought leaders and trend setters for similar reasons. Developers are well ahead of the public on what's actually useful as their jobs require much more out of a system than a casual user. It's obvious there is some amount of the HN community that are unhappy with Apple's offerings and are switching to other vendors. Sure Apple is printing money now: the general public are ready buyers of Apple product. No doubt Apple's incredible marketing is largely responsible, but there's an undercurrent of opinion based on what people like HN members use and some small percent is shifting away from Apple. I don't think anyone can really predict the long term trend here: we'll only really know in retrospect, but it is possible if that trend grows then public sentiment will eventually follow suit.