Apple Loyalist sounds so much like being a member of political party or something.
The following is from a article that Karen Coulter posted on another thread. This section on Apples business model pretty much nails it in my opinion.
It's not so much being a "loyalist" Apple makes great products.
"Business Models
Apple?s business model is straightforward: It aims to make the best products in the world by designing hardware, software, and services in tandem. Because Apple?s products are meaningfully different than those of its competitors, the company can charge a premium for them, which it invests into making better products. These new products are then sold at a premium, and the company then takes some of that premium to design the next generation of products. It?s a self-perpetuating cycle: The premiums from one generation of products funds the development of the next.
Apple?s OEM competitors have a different business model. PC makers like Dell and HP license Windows from Microsoft, and any component that one company uses can also be used by the other. If Dell releases a computer with a screen that consumers are willing to pay a premium for, the company will make some extra profit for a little while, but as soon as HP catches on, HP will purchase the same screen and sell it inside a comparable computer ? and at a lower price. So HP will undercut Dell, then Dell will undercut HP, and then HP will undercut Dell again ? etc. ? until there?s no extra profit to be made from selling a computer with that screen. This dynamic applies to every component consumers are willing to pay a premium for, not just screens. Since PC makers can?t meaningfully differentiate their products from one another, they have nothing to compete on but price.
Smartphones are a similar story. OEMs like Motorola and HTC license Android from Google, and any component that one company uses can also be used by the other. If Motorola releases a phone with a better camera that consumers are willing to pay a premium for, Motorola will make some extra profit for a little while, but as soon as HTC catches on, HTC will purchase the same camera and sell it inside a comparable phone ? and at a lower price. So HTC will undercut Motorola, then Motorola will undercut HTC, and then HTC will undercut Motorola again ? etc. ? until there?s no extra profit to be made from selling a phone with that camera. Android OEMs can?t meaningfully differentiate their products from one another, so they have nothing to compete on but price."