Pretty much the same now applies for Android fans though. They'll slaughter anything that has an OS that's user friendly and hardware that's machined perfectly to the nth degree.
Truth is both (well, all three is you count Win8) platforms have their pros and cons. Apple is easier to use, more stable and lag-free, but Android offers far more in terms of options and updates, and has more freedom. Horses for courses.
The thing with Apple is that the users buy into it because it's 'cool' OK, it works well and it's intuitive, but lots of products do that. Android is not supposed to be cool, the key selling point is that it isn't an Apple product and it does things just about as well. I mean, that Alien logo thing isn't cool is it?
I will always buy the best value for money product out there and may well own an iphone if Apple didn't insist on ripping you a new bum-hole for the 'priveledge' of owning their latest fad. Their stuff is nigh on impossible to barter on with the mobile phone retailers. Actually, I might be proved wrong on that one because I haven't checked the deals on the iphone 5, I doubt it though.
It always amazes how the fanboys and girls get so excited about new Apple products