

Apple customers are return customers, regardless of how badly they are treated.
Because Apple hardware is just better for certain use-cases. I can’t think of a single other manufacturer that would sell me a small form factor computer with 4 or 5 Thunderbolt/USB 4 ports. I would have to purchase a system and add a couple of PCIe cards.
Because of this, you get a halo effect.
Because there is a small war going on, backed mostly by Americans, because of the generally positive LGBTQ+ nature here.
Americans then like to call other people names as to try and deflect from how much worse it is at home for them.
An example for reference.
https://lemmy.world/post/28203389