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This is my two cents contribution on why I stick with Apple (I am not saying it is the best company in the world, all I am saying is I have been using Apple products for many years and why I keep coming back, this is my experience and my opinion)
 
A little bit of background, I am currently owning a Macbook Air, IP 6s and just bought an Ipad Pro. I traded in my One Plus One last year to get IP 6 then traded in IP 6 to get IP 6s a month later. Before OPO, I owned Samsung S5 and Galaxy Note. I also purchased a Window Surface Pro 4 (yes the latest, along with keyboard and stylus, before quickly return them and bought the Ipad Pro). So yes, I have experienced almost every hype products that exist (except Window phone). I am not a tech savvy, just a regular guy who likes gadgets. Here is my opinion on different products, hardware as well as software.

1) Android: Android is a great OS, you can do so much with it and pretty much all the Apps now support Android. and since it is developed by Google, it supports cloud services very well. You can do so many things with Google Apps such as Sheets, Drive and have them available on any platform through web browser. You have more control over features as well as customization. However, this could also be the reason people don't like Android: they are overwhelmed with all the options and features which sometimes can be a hassle to toggle around. Also, believe it or not, I feel the lag on Android and this problem doesn't go away no matter how powerful the phone is. Especially with camera, there is always a moment of silent when you try to turn on camera or try to take a picture. Some people won't notice, but in cases when you want to turn on camera quickly to capture a precious moment, Android might not be your right choice.

The most import point about Android is, even though it has a strong cloud service, it doesn't have its own OS for laptop or desktop, it doesn't create a complete ecosystem. For example, you can't sync texts on your phone to your laptop or pictures. Yes, I am aware of alternatives and I can go to photos.google.com to look at pictures, but it is not very intuitive.

2) Windows 10: either I was sold a bad Surface or I am an idiot, but it think it is a disaster in term of software and hardware. Hardware? It gets freaking hot real fast and battery life is terrible. Yes, the screen is crisp and keyboard feel great but you can't appreciate the machine if the battery dies in less than 3 hours or before you drop it since it is too hot. Also, the screen is not that sensitive and I experience some type of bug in which it is acting very strangely. Just like anything with Windows, OS is very confusing to use, for example, why there has to be a laptop and tablet mode when functionality is pretty similar, the only difference is the location of icons. I also want to share with you this funny story. After I bought the Surface, I decide to bring it with me on our winter vacation to a cabin. There is no internet at the cabin so I loaded some movies to entertain myself if I was bored. However, I ended up didn't watch any movie since we had enough activity to do. While I was there, I tried to load up the camera to take some picture of us and also want to try out its camera. I couldn't load up the camera whatsoever! As soon as the camera function loaded up, it disappeared! I brought it back to Seattle and tried it again with internet connection, and it worked! So either I did something wrong or camera function needs internet to load up. If it is the latter, then what the fuck? Anyway, I didn't bother to keep it.

3) Mac OS and iOS: They talk to each other very well to create a complete ecosystem. You can read Message on your phone or you laptop/Ipad. You can look at picture on any device. The software is simple to use, intuitive and there is no lag. Camera loads up fast and take good pictures. There is no wait time when you try to load up the app or when you try to snap it. And, if you equipped iphone with Google Apps, you have everything you need to be productive. The whole system just works flawlessly. As a regular user, this is all I need. And then, Facetime. This is the best software ever in term of video chat, period! Especially with international video calls! My family is in Vietnam, I have tried literally anything: Line, Whatsapp, Hangouts, FB chat, Skype, etc. You name it, I tried. None of them works as good as Facetime. I had so many dropped calls with other services. I experience very little dropped call with Facetime even when my family use 3G network in Vietnam. The video quality is also much higher than other free service. I think this is the reason that makes people living abroad to like iPhone better. So they can communicate with their family in their home country.

4) OPO vs Samsung vs Window vs Apple: don't get me wrong, there is a huge difference between Samsung S5 and S6, OPO and Oneplus Two in term of design and materials. But at the end, Apple products still give me the sense of I-get-what-I-paid-for. From the first Iphone till now, when you hold an IP, you can feel that it is solid and the material is just exceptional. Again, this might be not fair since OPO or OP two is half price of the IPhone, but the difference in price in this case doesn't strongly affect someone's decision when they make a purchase. Also, you get more with IP such as superior finger print scanner that can unlock your phone very fast or a better camera (in my opinion). I don't touch on Window phone since I haven't owned one but my brother returned it after couple days of use and App support for Window I heard is not very strong.

What I am trying to say is, I might be very bias, an Apple fan boy as you called, but overall, Apple creates a product that is worth your money, easy to use, along with a complete ecosystem that it is very hard for you to switch to something else.