Apple ecosystem

The Apple ecosystem is an unofficial term used by the media to describe the seamless 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 of competitors
Comparisons between Apple products and services, versus direct competitors.


 * Apple Music, versus Pandora, Spotify, and YouTube Music as streaming music services.
 * Apple TV+, versus Amazon Prime, Hulu, and Netflix as streaming video services.
 * FaceTime, versus Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Skype as video calling services.
 * iCloud, versus Azure Backup, Dropbox Business, and Google Drive as cloud storage and backup services.
 * iMessage, versus Facebook Messenger, Telegram, and WhatsApp as texting platforms.
 * iOS and iPadOS, versus Android for mobile operating systems.
 * macOS, versus Linux (including Chrome OS) and Windows for computer operating systems.

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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