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As the update to the article quotes: > The chances I leave [Apple] are minimal because I have all my music and photos and such on the phone. The inertia or fri

As the update to the article quotes: > The chances I leave [Apple] are minimal because I have all my music and photos and such on the phone. The inertia or friction of moving is fairly high. This is also starting to become true with the kindle for consumers. Another advantage of Amazon however is its many business customers - i.e. those who use and rely on AWS. I would imagine the friction of moving away from AWS are even higher for a business than for an end-user to transfer their songs and videos...

mrfairladyz 14y ago
>This is also starting to become true with the kindle for consumers. I disagree. In my experience, buying books on Kindle has been almost a reassurance that it could be read on any other platform, either through a web browser or iPhone/Android app. Amazon has made it easy to switch platforms and still be hooked on their services, whereas Apple essentially locks you in to their ecosystem with only allowing their content (iBooks and movie rentals, but not music in some sense) to be enjoyed on Apple devices. Services like Spotify and Rdio make it easier to switch platforms -- if I want my music library on another platform, all I need to do is download an app. That kind of flexibility and availability is more powerful and consumer-friendly in the long run, in my opinion. Here's an interesting read from Paul Miller of The Verge: http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/4/2669066/ecosystem-the-winner-takes-it-all http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/4/2669066/ecosystem-the-winne...
rscale 14y ago
This is also starting to become true with the kindle for consumers. Anecdata: I'm an Apple customer who purchases Kindle books specifically because they're cross-platform. I like that they're at least future-resistant.