Let's separate two things here. One, it is a fact the iPhone created a new category in mobile phone eco-system. What Apple did was take all of the good ideas from multiple platforms and use their own R&D to design something that people actually wanted. For most techie people this was a slap in the face because Apple would not let you play with the device and modify it. The problem is that only techies find that to be a bad thing.
I have said it time and time again, when I buy a toaster, I do not want to modify it to cook eggs! Keep it Simple Stupid! or K.I.S.S method
Now many find what Huawei's CEO said to be a bunch of crap, but in reality it is 100% true.
Without Apple we would not be here today at this stage of development.
What is the other argument that is stated time and time again, "we would be here anyway without Apple" ... Reality, yes you are right, but you are 100 % wrong with the timeline! Without Apple we could be 5 years behind which would be Phablets would not be around for another 5 years and tablets would most likely be locked into slow iterations from Microsoft.
I would suggest, if you don't like Apple, just move on. If you don't like Huawei, then move on... If you want to stay in your little corner in life go right ahead.
It is more tiring reading a bunch of idiots who have designed anything complain about everything...
Just FYI, most likely something you own today has something running inside of it because of me. Just remember that!