TRIP TO ASIA SHOWS HOW APPLE’S VAUNTED ECOSYSTEM DOESN’T SAVE IT FROM COMPETITION
The conventional wisdom has been that Apple’s vaunted ecosystem will protect it against the competition. The conventional wisdom is a myth.
The ecosystem that surrounds iPhones, iPads, and Macs consists of iTunes, high quality facilities for external developers, thousands of well-developed apps, Siri and iCloud. Once a user gets locked into this ecosystem, the user is not likely to switch to competing products, or so goes the widely-held thesis.
It makes all the sense in the world. It is certainly a lot easier if one is using an iPhone, an iPad and a MacBook Air laptop.
Until recently I also subscribed to the conventional wisdom. … Please click here or the title below to read more.
December 3, 2012