Apple lives somewhere up in a tree and thinks it can look down on everyone.

It's ok, they need to be taught a lesson and start showing some modesty. After all, Steve Jobs IS dead, why continue to promote the 'asshole company' image?

This drives me away from their products. I was actually contemplating buying a Mac laptop, but decided to go with a regular laptop and just use Linux on it.

Well, and is Apple seriously claiming a patent on the idea of being uncluttered? I'm pretty sure there's prior art... ;)