Apple ecosystem

The Apple ecosystem is an unofficial term used by the media to describe the integration of Apple's various networks of devices, software, and services. The devices include Apple's family of interactive hardware, including iPad, iPhone, iPod, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Watch models.

Description
The term ecosystem is used to describe the simultaneous use of products and services that were designed by a company to work better together than with devices from a competitor. For example, it is easier to connect an iPhone with a computer from Apple that uses macOS than with a PC that runs Windows from Microsoft, a direct competitor.

Examples
Comparisons between Apple products and services, versus direct competitors.


 * iPadOS and iOS, versus Android on mobile devices.
 * macOS, versus Linux (including Chrome OS) and Windows for computer operating systems.
 * Apple Music, versus Pandora and Spotify as streaming music services.
 * Apple TV+, versus Amazon Prime, Hulu, and Netflix as streaming video services.

Articles

 * “It’s the ecosystem, stupid” by Kirk McElhearn at Intego (2019-01-11)
 * The irresistible lure of the Apple Ecosystem by Anyron Copeman at The Startup, Medium (2019-05-29)
 * The Apple Ecosystem Is Terrific But It Sucks Sometimes by Claire at Pitaka. (2020-03-19)
 * The Evolution of the Apple Ecosystem by Brian Casey at USC Economics Review (2020-01-13)
 * Is there an alternative to Apple's ecosystem? Yes, but you'll have to Google it by Jason Cipriani at ZDNet (2019-05-01)

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