Well, sorry, but as I see it, that is kind of the way of things. The things that coexist/compete share ideas so strongly, due to chasing each other's features,

Well, sorry, but as I see it, that is kind of the way of things. The things that coexist/compete share ideas so strongly, due to chasing each other's features, that the things they were before cease to be and they usually, eventually, converge, at least in a functional sense which is all that matters to users. That or one is forced into a minority status. Not really dystopia in either scenario.