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While I applaud Apple for some of their practices, I still hate their heavy handed approach toward hardware/software control:

- OSX must run on Apple-approved hardware

- iOS apps must come from the official app store

- iOS apps must be developed on an Apple-approved device

- Extremely difficult to repair your own devices

- etc.

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Meanwhile, those are the reasons I applaud Apple. I don't want to be responsible for repairing my own device. I don't want to deal with drivers and compatibility issues. I don't want to deal with virus scanners and third-party payment systems and the stuff that comes with an uncontrolled app store. The only one I kind of agree with is developing iOS apps on Macs, but only as far as I wish the iPad Pro had the capabilities to run XCode as well.

I can completely understand why other people want those things, and I'm glad they have a choice that fits their needs. For my needs, I'm really glad I have Apple.

Like Steve Jobs said: "people who are really serious about software should make their own hardware". I heard that a lot and never thought about it. But it started to grow in me and now I can see it wasn't just a cool sentence but rather a real mean to make the best products ever to have the best experience. Even if it was challenging and he had to go against the flow.

It was Alan Kay, actually.

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