Here’s another uncomfortable question not mentioned there… I wonder if this alliance will quell handwringing about Apple having some sort of “monopoly” simply

Here’s another uncomfortable question not mentioned there… I wonder if this alliance will quell handwringing about Apple having some sort of “monopoly” simply by its choosing the contrarian path of designing, building, and marketing a full experience for those seeking one. Dominant desktop platform + dominant mobile platform + dominant online commerce platform & cloud platform … versus a firm doing it differently: FAANG becomes FANG aligning against the odd A. Quick, don’t let the market decide, ban Apple’s UX design model and the business model that sustains it? Could be there’s room to let this one play out with Apple back to its innovation integrator chasm-crosser zone as niche underdog, rather than trying to preemptively pop the zeitgeist bubble stressing people out.