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The iDevices aren’t any better than many devices that use Android or Windows, but, the iFanatics will always be “convinced” that the Apple stuff is better, no matter what the realities.

As someone who grew up programming assembly language on old TRS-80's, migrated to PC's and Pascal, built server farms and entire data centers that were Microsoft centric and a career that started in 1985, I can tell you factually that my Apple and its peripherals are exponentially better than my 8-Core Intel Desktop and its peripherals.

When I plug something into my Mac I know it's going to work.

Can't say that about my PC.

Now there's a reason why when I plug something into my Mac and it "just works" and on my PC it may not.

Fact is, Apple's hardware footprint is much smaller than that of the PC/Microsoft market. For example, there's HUNDREDS of webcams available for PC's. On the Mac there may be 2-3.

It's alot easier to control Hardware, OS, Peripheral and Driver quality (ie: "it just works") with a much narrower base of hardware to work with, which is what Apple does.

My first PC was a dual-floppy 8086 with 256mb of memory on which I wrote financial accounting software. So I go back to the original IBM PC (and TRS-80's, Commie 64's, Timex Sinclair's and more before that.) I've had a Mac on my desk side by side with my PC for two years. For the majority of things I do, my Mac is hands-down my go-to machine. My PC runs my home automation and amateur radio gear. I never thought I'd prefer a Mac over a PC for my everyday tasks --- but I do.

Well, you do have some minor points in your argument. But, those are very minor points.

The Macs are made with limited specs, and so is the OS. By limited, I mean that, they don’t support a lot of the same things that a Windows OS is expected to support and serve. If you want simplicity without expandability and controlled by Apple, then, of course, Macs are the devices for you.

But, if one wants to look for affordability, and capabilities/features, and support for a decade or more, and if you’re also looking for an ecosystem with millions of applications, then you have to go with a Windows machine.

BTW, within my family, we have 2 iPhone 5s, and 2 iPads, and 2 Android smartphones (LG G2; love that device), and one Windows smartphone, one Windows tablet, and 3 laptops, and a humongous-power desktop with Windows. I use the mobile stuff on the road, by the devices which get most of my family’s usage, are the PCs. Those PCs can do it all, except when portability is more practical.

Also, I didn’t need to hear your history with hardware and/or software, since, it doesn’t make any difference when it comes to the reality of usage and specs and needs. I could brag about being in the computer industry for more than 40 years myself, but, I find it unnecessary. I like reality and practicality much more.

It's alot easier to control Hardware, OS, Peripheral and Driver quality (ie: "it just works") with a much narrower base of hardware to work with, which is what Apple does.

True. But just try to find a supercharger or a four-barrel Hemi carb or Edelbrock Hi-Rise manifold to strap on to a Yugo or a Datsun and see how far you get.