I own Apple stock...love the stock. Bought some shares several years ago at $87 and sold some at $680 a couple months ago, and still own some shares currently. Don't care for the iPhone or iPad though, and don't own or use these devices. Conversely, all my laptops and computers are MicroSoft Windows based which I like for the most part. However, I couldn't care less for buying MicroSoft stock which has gone nowhere for years. As to smartphones, my first preference is Android phones. My Samsung Note 2 phone makes any iPhone look like an insect in comparison when placed side by side. I previously used Palm based devices for many years (eg: Treo and Pre smartphones and PDAs), but alas that device and operating system has pretty much died awhile back. I much prefer how my information is automatically and wirelessly synched to my Google account, versus having to use iTunes which I can't stand. I cannot figure out how to use iTunes, it's beyond my comprehension and patience level. Everywhere I go most everyone has an iPhony phone, whether at work, at the gym, on the bus...practically everyone. In contrast, I'm more than happy with my Samsung Note 2. The only thing I'm slightly envious of is all the enormous support the iPhone gets in terms of apps, accessories, 3rd party stuff, you name it. I sometimes wish a cool accessory that I see at the Apple store can be used for my Android phone, haha! Actually, the only time I ever bought a really useful accessory at an Apple store was the Plantronics Bluetooth wireless headphones which I'm using for my Android phone. I can still remember the first time I saw the prototype model of the original iPhone (version #1) which was displayed inside an enclosed glass housing at the annual MacWorld convention at the Moscone Center in San Francisco several years ago. There was a huge crowd gawking and taking pictures of the original iPhone prototype. Who would have known the iPhone would become such a hit at that time? That was back when Steve Jobs was making the rounds for his loyal followers at the MacWorld show. I recall MacWorld would charge something like $75 for an attendee to participate inside a private auditorium to listen to Steve Jobs make his annual marketing hype. I never paid the $75 to see Steve Jobs talk in person. Now after Steve's death, I wish I had paid at least one time to see Steve live in action. I sort of regret that now in retrospect...oh well. BTW, MacWorld has drastically changed over the years. In the past, there used to be many, many non-Apple vendors showing off the latest in high tech and digital gadgetry. It's now a very limited and smaller convention devoted almost exclusively for Apple stuff. That's why I don't go to MacWorld anymore.