The big question needs to be if the platform backer actually has the success of the platform at heart, or if it's just a moat for something else. Apple have th

The big question needs to be if the platform backer actually has the success of the platform at heart, or if it's just a moat for something else. Apple have the killer advantage that the ongoing success of iOS makes them money directly, thus iOS gets improved in and of itself, and not as a gateway drug to something else. This is why they are proving stubbornly effective at holding on to all the valuable parts of the market.