3 Major Struggles Apple FanBoys Are Facing in 2023

Spoiler alert: run, if you’re not already one

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I have been an Apple fanboy since I was in the eighth grade, and this is my confession. Back in 2008, to be an Apple fanboy, all you needed was an iPhone, and the skill to defend it whenever your Android buddies ridiculed it for lacking features.

In my case, I had an iPhone 3G, a family iMac, and great proficiency in trash-talking. I lived a happy life as a proud fanboy until Apple complicated my life by launching a number of products I never knew I needed.

I’m sure, even you will relate to the things I’m about to tell you if you have been a pro-certified Apple fanboy, just like me. Here are the 3 major struggles Apple fanboys are facing in 2023:

1. The Ecosystem Trap

After the success of iPhones, Steve ‘the Almighty’ Jobs and his prodigy, Tim Cook, launched a list of devices in different categories. First came the iPads, then Apple TVs, then Apple Watches, and finally Apple’s cheapest product with a chip, the AirPods.

But Apple didn’t stop there. The company further added more segments in these existing categories to target customers with different budgets. For heavy spenders, Apple introduced the Pro set, for medium spenders there was the…