Why are Apple products shoved down journalists' throats?

If you're a journalist who grew up on PCs, you know what I mean.

I've begrudgingly accepted that BlackBerries are officially obsolete, so everyone uses an iPhone now or a Samsung if you're Nobody (proper noun). But please explain to me why I have to use a Mac desktop at the office despite my more efficient HP laptop at home, where I get most of my work done.

Added (1). I realize this sounds like a rant, but I sincerely want to know why Apple seems to have become the industry standard.

Added (2). No one goes into journalism for the money. If that were my goal, I'd be an investment banker. Unfortunately, I suck at math.

Added (3). Someone on the Internet still uses the letter "z" after "LOL"? FYI, this is 2015, not 2005. Welcome to the future, Zenon.

How to sell my locked iPhone 6?

I used to be on AT&T with an iPhone 6 with my ex boyfriend. Well, my ex has reported my phone stolen(even though he gave it to me for my birthday.) and AT&T has blocked it from making calls or anything at all. I want to sell it on eBay or Amazon. I've read online that I could sell it out of the US and it would work fine in any other country. Is this true or could someone in the US use it? And would I list my ad as a black list iPhone or a locked iPhone?

Iphone messages not sending/receiving?

My iPhone messages app crashes on me a lot, and I've tried restoring, updating, restarting it, I even got a new iPhone and the problem persisted.
I'll open the app to send a text or iMessage, and the app opens as if it's loading, and then "create new message" pops up without me pressing it, and when I try to go back to my inbox, it tells me its empty.
When it does this, it also won't let me send or receive calls, or texts or iMessages.
Additionally, I can't delete any conversations without it crashing and then they reappear.
Can someone tell me a possible solution or suggestion? Please!

Restored iphone 4s but now stuck on activation screen?

Recently purchased an iphone 4s off someone. I restored it with itunes but now its saying I have to put in the owners Apple ID to activate, If there's anyway to get past this ill do it! Just throw you idea's at me guys and make my night. Thank

US Cellular Iphone 5s cost and everything?

Okay so I was wondering how much everything would cost a month if I bought an Iphone 5s. I would get unlimited text and calling and 2gb of data. I mainly want to know what everything would cost the day I buy it, like is there a down payment and if so, how much? How much a month? Activation fee? Anything else I'm forgetting. I would also be on the 2 year contract.