I have an iphone. The marketing is very good I admit. I have one though as I really like the interface. So do many others - hence why it has been copied by nearly other phone manufacturer / OS out there!
They have their faults but as a package it works well.
The iPad..... well, it's a big ipod touch. Ok, I'm sure it works brilliantly and if someone handed one to me I'd probably be delighted but I wouldn't go out and buy one. And anyone that takes one out in public deserves a slap but I'm sure Starbucks in that there Landan are full of pretentious twats drinking soya milk caramel machiatos while surfing the web on their ipad......
I understand completely why people hate the apple brand though.