>they both gave you free hardware, you've got to learn their technology stack just to try it out They don't, and there are lot of people, especially worldwide

>they both gave you free hardware, you've got to learn their technology stack just to try it out They don't, and there are lot of people, especially worldwide where Macs are less common and are much more expensive. Learning something is an investment of your free time, whereas hardware needs cold cash. Not exactly equivalent or comparable especially when not in the first world.