>Generically that's true. If we were talking about bananas and Apple's banana's were better than Google's or Facebook's then that's legitimate competition.
That's exactly what's happening here.
People switch platforms all the time. I suspect it's more into iOS than out of it, and I think that's evidence of Apple being straight-up better.
There's nothing stopping Google from trying to build that same interconnected smooth experience. They certainly have the money and expertise. But nothing you've said provides any justification for forcing Apple to open their platform's features to all comers.
(And, again, Facetime is better not just because of the protocol or software or servers; it matters that Apple controls the hardware side of the equation, too. That wouldn't be true if they published a Facetime client for Android, or allowed others to do so. The whole notion is anathema to the way they've built their ecosystem -- not just from a biz POV, but also from a smoothness/polish POV.)
That's exactly what's happening here.
People switch platforms all the time. I suspect it's more into iOS than out of it, and I think that's evidence of Apple being straight-up better.
There's nothing stopping Google from trying to build that same interconnected smooth experience. They certainly have the money and expertise. But nothing you've said provides any justification for forcing Apple to open their platform's features to all comers.
(And, again, Facetime is better not just because of the protocol or software or servers; it matters that Apple controls the hardware side of the equation, too. That wouldn't be true if they published a Facetime client for Android, or allowed others to do so. The whole notion is anathema to the way they've built their ecosystem -- not just from a biz POV, but also from a smoothness/polish POV.)