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I'll admit life inside Apple's ecosystem is pretty comfortable these days. But with every new Apple service I sign up for and every Apple product I buy I feel a
by cageface 7y ago
I'll admit life inside Apple's ecosystem is pretty comfortable these days. But with every new Apple service I sign up for and every Apple product I buy I feel a bit more at their mercy. It would be pretty disruptive for me to switch out of their ecosystem now and that makes me uncomfortable. Their rejection of the app used by HK protesters recently is a good reminder of just how absolute their control is when they decide to exercise it.
- Hamuko 7y agoI don't feel particularly at Apple's mercy because I still have a pretty valid alternative in Android. I only switched from Android to iPhone a couple months ago. And when it comes to services, that's a big meh from me. Apple TV? Got the free trial, never watched anything on it. iCloud? Backups and settings sync, something which I won't be needing if I go back to Android. Music? Not using it, since I imagine it won't have much of the stuff that I want to listen to (and even if I wanted to get a streaming music service, Spotify still exists). iMessage has zero market penetration here, Apple Card doesn't exist here and I think Apple News also is not here. Apple Pay, something that I actually use and enjoy, still has an alternative in Google Pay. Really the only product that I feel at mercy is the Mac.
- cageface 7y agoI'd like to diversify but I'm pretty tied in at this point. iPhone, iPad, Macbook, Apple Watch, Apple TV, big iTunes Movie library, Apple Card, photos, contacts etc etc. I'm pretty happy with most of these but the switching cost is legit.