No. I am not a fetishist. I am a user. I am happy with Apple, and the products I have used over the years.
I seriously doubt any story of getting a free iPhone, since they are premium with all providers., and to have to replace it a couple of times is most unusual to any sane mind. Maybe you got a bad one, but all three? My Verizon iPhone4 is still working after years of daily use, dropping it, and even getting it wet. I can use it all day without recharging it, unless I am talking for hours. It is not connected here in the Philippines (no sim card in that model), but I have an iPhone 5 from a local provider. I still use the iPhone4 for road trip music and can listen for hours. My iPad1 64g is wifi ready here whenever I buy a load for taking it away from here. I have wifi at home.
I am just not obsessed like someone who feels they must ridicule others to validate themselves. I simply like to keep the record straight. Apple makes good products that many people prefer. You may choose to buy any other brand and I will not care one whit. It is not my goal to convert anybody to Apple, but I do preach for Christ.
I also bought Apple stock when it sold at 13 3/8. I held it for more than ten years, and saw it split and rise in value. I sold it when it was rising, but not at the top. I still realized a substantial gain in the seven figure range. I set a family trust for my grandchildrens' educations and to help build them houses. I also have set up 3 Not-for-profit NGO's and have used them to further the Christian message by building infrastructure in poor countries. If that qualifies me as a fanboy, so be it. I am a very happy and retired fanboy now living high in the Philippines and loving life...
Photo of beach in front of my Philippine home...