You seem to be reading a lot into the fact that your company's IT is poorly run.
> Apple products attract weak, vulnerable people
It may contravene some sort of HN guidelines to point this out, but the fact that this comment has not been downvoted by a large number of people is quite an indictment of the mindset here. In my opinion, of course.
That comment is buried pretty deeply in the thread and it can take time for people to notice and react. It is grayed out now.