Yeah the problem is the “anti-consumer” hyperbole. For some people it’s just not for them, doesn’t line up with what they want from a device. I’m not sure why that needs to be anything more than preference.
Hyperbole is making something sound more impressive than it is, and anti-consumer is not being favorable to consumers.
Some people, like myself, will find Apple approaches not being favorable... the scales of control being tipped too far to Apple than to them. That's not making it sound more impressive than it is. Apple is a behemoth of a corporation and I am orders of magnitude less powerful.
Anyhow, you do you, and I'll do me, it's a free country and if Apple products are perfect for you, c'est la vie!
To use my new favorite analogy, one should not be required to fully disassemble and evaluate their cars running gear in order to drive safely.