I’m typing this reply on a MacBook Pro. I’ve never felt that I don’t own my computer. With the Mac, I’ve been Microsoft free for a long time.
I honestly have no experience with Apple at all so I can’t judge it. But this is because I always felt the premium price for comparable equipment was far too high for what you get. Just like Apple phones that are no better than any of the others at half the price. Being a businessman I have never been fooled into paying more just for the name.