> Each Stack — bar Facebook, for now — offers the same awkward bargain: commit wholly & wholeheartedly to our ecosystem, and we will better your life. However,

> Each Stack — bar Facebook, for now — offers the same awkward bargain: commit wholly & wholeheartedly to our ecosystem, and we will better your life. However, the stacks (ecosystems) need not be mutually exclusive. For example, Microsoft's ecosystem includes dozens of apps for iOS and Android, and it has supported Macs for as long as Apple. It also has Linux options for Windows 10 and Azure. Apple mainly supports Apple hardware, but it still has iTunes and iCloud support for Windows.