Being the annoying little sister I was, I always begged my brothers to let me play with their iPhones. When I finally wore them down enough, or Mom was tired of hearing me cry, I got to play. Feeling the small chrome rectangular piece of technology in my hands, I felt so empowered! Me, a small 14-year-old girl, holding an iPhone! I have the whole entire world in my hands! I couldn’t wait to get one.

The rule in my house was that if you got a smart phone, you were footing the bill. So that’s exactly what I did. My time came around and I bought the iPhone 5. Now it was my brothers begging me to let them see my phone. HA! But of course I let them. Soon enough, my mom got an iPhone, we got a new Mac for the house, and lo and behold, we became the typical Apple family.

When Apple started taking the world by storm, it seemed as if you had to have an iPhone. If you didn’t, you were irrelevant, uncool, and most certainly behind the times. Keeping up with the latest apps, having social media right on your phone, emojis--iPhone was the way to go. It became a worldwide sensation. With its sleek, classic design, it was a status symbol to have one. People began to assume everyone had an iPhone. Android users still held on to their beloved, but as I’ve seen so many times, they always came back to Apple.

Hear me out, I’ve had those moments when I say, “Hey, lets try Android, Emily! It has so many cool features, and Apple is getting old.” But I immediately stop myself before I get too far in those thoughts. It’s inevitable that I will always be an Apple user. They are convenient and I know them inside and out. “Everyone” has an iPhone. They are universal in the fact that people all around the world own iPhones, and mostly everyone knows how to use them. They are simple too. While they have complex features such as 3D touch, and Touch ID, they are easy to use and access.

If you don't have an iPhone, you're probably screwed if you need to borrow a friend's charger, too. iMessage is glorious. And sure, some people don't have their read receipts turned on, but at least you have the satisfaction of knowing whether the message was delivered or not. Also, if you are as big an Apple fan as I am, you've got iMessage on your Macbook. Booyah, the perfect way to text in class.

Of course, there are those hipsters that are always gonna hate on Apple. And sometimes I wanna listen to their tugging and branch out. But as I said before, those thoughts pass as quickly as Siri can say, "What can I help you with?"