It kinda feels like the situations mentioned here may be attention grabbing, but also not really all that surprising? I mean "marriages" like this don't really

It kinda feels like the situations mentioned here may be attention grabbing, but also not really all that surprising? I mean "marriages" like this don't really seem all that uncommon in tech today. For example, Sony makes laptops that sell Windows which really just further cements Microsofts stake in gaming while also putting the playstation up against xbox (also they signed an agreement in the Cloud for gaming). Apple has the relationship with Google for search and at one point maps. AWS is adding more and more ties to other cloud systems like Azure. I am sure there are plenty of other examples of companies using other companies products even though somewhere else they are competing. And then when they need to share information they are very careful or borderline hostile. But these companies have such a large portfolio that you can't shoot yourself in the foot (put out a poor product) at the cost of not doing business with someone who may have a conflict of interest.