Facebook/Google are both easily replaceable, that's why they have no intrinsic value they create. I can use Outlook.com or iCloud.com and I have the original so

Facebook/Google are both easily replaceable, that's why they have no intrinsic value they create. I can use Outlook.com or iCloud.com and I have the original social network (or, pickup the phone or write a letter). DuckDuckGo grants me search. Altavista was pretty good too. I don't prefer all of Apple products, although I do like them all. I use a Thinkpad X1 Extreme for work, and also have a 2019 Samsung Notebook 9 Pen. We do use iPhones in this house. I thought "good" was a light-way of putting. Overall, all things considered I'd go up a notch to "best". You may have been rattled by me calling Apple "good", but if I have to light a fire on all of these companies except one, I'd leave Apple intact. I could easily and happily use their entire lineup. The Macbooks aren't "that bad". ;) Hardly junk, and even their lowend isn't junk. I like the Macbook Air quite a bit and recommend it often. Quality across the entire line is what I expect from everyone, but it's why Apple is the best. They are even relatively privacy conscious. Even if I'm a best of breed person. Apple is so dominant in the quality realm that I would say their products are best for everyone. You can't go wrong with a Mac, especially when sorting through all the junk on the market to get to my X1 Extreme and Notebook 9 Pen is honestly, fraught with peril. It requires good judgement and people often fail at that. They will go for the lower-lines because they think they're the "same" as the top of the line, and that's very much not true, outside of Apple. I would recommend most people just go to the Apple Store. None of it is junk, and you have a store to take it to for repairs if you do have problems. Can't beat it. Better than "good"- best. If I were dying, I would tell my wife to keep an eye on Consumer Reports, but that she can safely continue to invest in Apple products for the foreseeable future after my death. That's how strong their track record has been. I am one that believes an organization can earn goodwill, not just anger and bad will.