Well, that and Apple is unique in the computer hardware world in having a horde of sycophants clinging to their coattails all the time, all just itching for a chance to argue with people over any perceived slight or insult to their chosen computer platform, of all the damn silly things. This makes it an awful lot of fun to razz them over it.

This is certainly down to Apple being a much more successful marketing company than computer manufacturer. For a significant portion of their customer base, the ownership of an iDevice is jewelry; a status symbol, or a token of inclusion among the "in" crowd. Its actual function is incidental.