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Why is Apple the most vulnerable? What is the argument? Half the planet uses their devices and their users see it as a superior product.
by yinser 2y ago
Why is Apple the most vulnerable? What is the argument? Half the planet uses their devices and their users see it as a superior product.
- catlikesshrimp 2y agoFor you, is there nothing on earth beyond US borders? Last I checked, android was dominant, specially in poor countries (whereost people live)
- rootusrootus 2y agoThe last thing we need is another race to the bottom. Android gets new features to be competitive, if they dominate by basically giving away their product it'll be the end of any innovation. And we have ample evidence that Google is not even slightly more altruistic than Apple.
- Draiken 2y agoHow is opening up the Apple ecosystem a race to the bottom? Aren't they going to continue to produce their amazing products and apps? Are you implying that if they do open it up, they won't be as dominant? I don't understand how "opening up a walled garden" would ever result in a worse product. If anything, they'll have to compete and become even better.
- hnfong 2y agoI'm guessing GP means the other Big Tech companies have some kind of rent-seeking operation because they already have a tight grasp of some big moat. Eg. Google has Search that isn't going anywhere soon; Meta owns pretty much all the social media platforms that are making money; Microsoft has inserted itself everywhere; etc... And the "only" thing that Apple has is just happy users, who aren't as bound to having to buy or use Apple products and could in theory switch whenever they wanted. It's much easier to give up using Apple products than say wean on Google products.