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.[1][2][3]

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.[4][5]

Examples of competitors

Comparisons between Apple products and services, versus direct competitors.

• Apple Maps, versus

  Bing Maps

  ,

  Google Maps

  , and

  Waze

  as online mapping services.

• Apple Music, versus

  Amazon Music

  ,

  Pandora

  ,

  Spotify

  , and

  YouTube Music

  as streaming music services.

• Apple TV+, versus

  Amazon Prime

  ,

  Disney+

  ,

  HBO Max

  ,

  Hulu

  , and

  Netflix

  as streaming video services.

• FaceTime, versus

  Google Meet

  ,

  Microsoft Teams

  ,

  Skype

  , and

  Zoom

  as video calling services.

• iCloud, versus

  Azure Backup

  ,

  Dropbox Business

  ,

  Google Drive

  , and

  OneDrive

  as cloud storage and backup services.

• iMessage, versus

  Facebook Messenger

  ,

  Signal

  ,

  Slack

  ,

  Telegram

  , and

  WhatsApp

  as messaging platforms.

• iOS and iPadOS, versus Android for mobile operating systems.
• macOS, versus Linux (including Chrome OS) and Windows for computer operating systems.

References

• Digital ecosystem at Wikipedia

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