> I think you're overreading it. I don't think the author is arguing that Apple must stay a customer. Rather they are making a point about how much power Apple

> I think you're overreading it. I don't think the author is arguing that Apple must stay a customer. Rather they are making a point about how much power Apple has a company. Maybe, but to me it reads more like "I'm writing a piece complaining about Apple, so I'll bring up every complaint about Apple I can think of, even if they're not really related to the article topic itself".