This is precisely the kind of thing that Apple excels at. It's what makes John Q. and Jane B. Public think Apple products are "magical." It's the kind of thing

This is precisely the kind of thing that Apple excels at. It's what makes John Q. and Jane B. Public think Apple products are "magical." It's the kind of thing Normals don't think about. If they buy solely on price ("this robot thing is a smart phone, too, and it's cheaper") they tend to get a subpar experience. If the more open ecosystems can agree on some kind of continuity, user experiences will improve. But by being more open, they necessarily allow developers to impart their own ideas completely out of step with others in the community or even apart from the platform.