Apple Ecosystem Exclusivity

Lately, I have been coming across a few blog posts sharing their experiences and thoughts on moving away from the Apple ecosystem:

First up is Kev Quirk, titled Putting your eggs in one basket where he prefers control:

Putting Your Eggs in One Basket | Kev Quirk

I was reading a post the other day about how someone would struggle to move away from Apple as they’re all in with them. I can understand this, as it nearly happened to me too.

Putting Your Eggs in One Basket

I can't remember when it dawned on me exactly, but at some point I realised that I was neck deep in the Apple ecosystem, and it wasn't a good idea. Especially when you read horror stories about people being all in on 1 provider, then being completely locked out. I prefer to have more control than that.

Referring to Kev's posts, Idstephens wrote:

On - Putting Your Eggs in One Basket

A blog by ldstephens

Putting Your Eggs in One Basket

Where are you going to go? Google? Microsoft? Samsung? These companies aren’t any better. In some ways, they’re worse. From Tim Cook down, Apple’s execs have shown they’re not worthy of our trust. As stewards of the company, they’ve revealed who they are. I love my Apple products. But the company? Not so much anymore.

I’ve been on both sides of the fence. Still, for all its flaws, Apple’s products are superior. The integration, the hardware, and the privacy are unmatched. Sometimes the devil you know really is better than the one you don’t.

Both make excellent points. Unintentionally, we have created two groups of people, one who are in the Apple ecosystem and the other who are not.

Segregation of this kind is not something I am comfortable with. However, this is very much an intentional design by Apple. They create an atmosphere where you are all in or all out. It is, after all, their business model and it has served them well. Google's model is different where all their services are available everywhere and that has served them as well. Both companies have created incredible value for their shareholders.

I belong to neither camp. I use Apple hardware and software but I also use Microsoft Surface, Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold and Google Pixel watch. I choose this path not because Apple has disappointed me with its recent decisions (which it has), I choose this path because the Apple ecosystem was so freaking boring. Apple is too scared to take any risks. There was a time when everything just worked if you were in the Apple Ecosystem. That time was a long time ago.

I like technology and on this big beautiful planet of ours, Apple isn't the only one that is making cool products, so why should I limit myself and my experiences to one company?

Of course, it's not all roses. But having all roses all the time is also so boring.