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A related topic might be the relationship between the position of Apple stock and that of other U.S. companies, and how a decline in value will impact on the world and North American economies.

I use OSX, Windows 8, Ubuntu and Android (not Chrome quite yet) and can see why each would have its advocates and detractors. I can also see why some people might be angry over Apple's roach-motel-country-club ecosystem and pricing. The anger doesn't seem terribly different from that of other kinds of internet takedown -- which I view as fast-food activism that offers instant satisfaction to people who don't feel they have a say in larger socioeconomic issues -- but I can understand the frustration for the individual in terms of compatibility, system access and value.

What I don't know is the effect that a sharp decline in Apple's value would have on the market overall. The predicted decline of Apple might seem wonderful to people who don't like their products or business practices, but would it be a good thing in other respects?