How do you justify being a big Apple devotee when Apple has a closed iOS App Store which they rule with an antidemocratic iron fist, and looks to be making moves to close its Mac App Store, or at least make unapproved distribution into such a warning-infested backwater that no sane developer would ever release without Apple's approval?

I used to be 100% Apple -- I have several Macs, and I still have a Mac and unfortunately an iPhone 3G, purchased before I could truly see all the writing all the wall and realised that I can't install anything that Apple has the least bit of a problem with without a whole lot of hassle just to use my own devices as I please! Who exactly owns these devices? It's not like the old days, and this Apple is not the old Apple. They do not deserve a single drop of devotion from anyone: Apple is now powerful and corrupt enough that any person of conscience should apply the same skepticism to the things they do as they would apply to their least favourite political party. Apple does not have your best interests in mind and if you think they do, you are a blind fool.