I have no love for Microsoft but they do provide value that most businesses rely on. If they disappeared tomorrow, everyone would feel the pain. Apple provides

I have no love for Microsoft but they do provide value that most businesses rely on. If they disappeared tomorrow, everyone would feel the pain. Apple provides just a veneer of convenience. If Apple disappeared tomorrow, only Apple users would be emotionally devastated but otherwise just slightly inconvenienced as they would have to bring forward their next phone/tablet purchase forward by few months and decide which brand to use instead.