that's the difference between an individual application with probably a very limited user base, and an operating system that serves a global community. Unless you want to run things like Apple, you tend to have to listen to the community.
Contrary to popular belief, Apple's products aren't as popular and well loved as people think, despite the fact that they make so much money off of them. They're riding the wave of what I'd call the "Premium Effect" - it's expensive and unique so people buy it to fit in with the "elite". But, people who give a damn, don't want it.