answer:fanboys (and fangirls) are funny, even ridiculous to observe. I know people who are so bought into the Apple ecosystem that they consider it to be their one religion. I know strong Android backers, too, but non with the total myopia of the Apple fans. My analysis as an amateur shrink: Everyone needs something to believe in, a power greater than themselves. Some join churches. Others by Apple products. They work in the same way, a cozy welcoming environment where some other power (God, or Apple) takes care of you. As a rationalist, I find fanboys hilarious.