To quote Balmer - "Developers, Developers, Developers!"
I absolutely agree with you - The vast majority of folks don't give a rats ass about the technology.
But I don't have to convince those people.
I have to convince you, and me, and the other developers that will read this thread.
We're the facilitators that make that hardware useful to the average person. We matter SO much more.
So I'll add some more - Don't take a job at Apple. Don't develop for Apple. Don't advertise to all your non-technical friends and family that you support Apple by buying their shit.
I absolutely agree with you - The vast majority of folks don't give a rats ass about the technology.
But I don't have to convince those people.
I have to convince you, and me, and the other developers that will read this thread.
We're the facilitators that make that hardware useful to the average person. We matter SO much more.
So I'll add some more - Don't take a job at Apple. Don't develop for Apple. Don't advertise to all your non-technical friends and family that you support Apple by buying their shit.