Rather than worshiping them, what about doing some projects based around their philosophy. Perhaps design the NEXT version of the iPod or iPhone. They way you think they should do it. Or find an everyday item and redesign it in such a manner that it would appear as if Apple’s design staff did it.
That said, does anyone else think that perhaps much of the reason we like Apple products is because of the technology inside? I mean, let’s face it, most of their designs are just rectangles with radii. Very simple, which is great, but how much of the cool factor is because of the internal guts?