New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: I'm enjoying Apple's ecosystem. Should I be worried?
Ask HN: I'm enjoying Apple's ecosystem. Should I be worried?
3 by behnamoh | 3 comments on Hacker News.
I own a few iDevices: MacBook Pro, Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPad. I don't necessarily use Apple's services (e.g., News, Music, Podcast, ...) but I find the tight integration of Apple's devices so enjoyable that I wonder why no other company has even tried to do that. I like the hands-off feature, the fact that Apple's devices are "aware" of each other, so I can put my Watch to sleep mode and it automatically tells that to my MBP, iPhone, and iPad too. I like the buttery smoothness of iOS and macOS, and the fact that Apple's design guidelines has resulted in a somewhat uniform UI experience across third-party apps, so I don't have to re-learn how to use new apps. I can talk a lot about why I'm so sold on Apple's ecosystem, but the cynic geek inside me gets worried sometimes. Is it all a perfectly designed trap? What's the catch? What compelling reasons are there to "break" out of the ecosystem, say, by using an Android Watch along with my iPhone? As someone who's really enjoying the user experience that Apple provides, should I be worried?
3 by behnamoh | 3 comments on Hacker News.
I own a few iDevices: MacBook Pro, Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPad. I don't necessarily use Apple's services (e.g., News, Music, Podcast, ...) but I find the tight integration of Apple's devices so enjoyable that I wonder why no other company has even tried to do that. I like the hands-off feature, the fact that Apple's devices are "aware" of each other, so I can put my Watch to sleep mode and it automatically tells that to my MBP, iPhone, and iPad too. I like the buttery smoothness of iOS and macOS, and the fact that Apple's design guidelines has resulted in a somewhat uniform UI experience across third-party apps, so I don't have to re-learn how to use new apps. I can talk a lot about why I'm so sold on Apple's ecosystem, but the cynic geek inside me gets worried sometimes. Is it all a perfectly designed trap? What's the catch? What compelling reasons are there to "break" out of the ecosystem, say, by using an Android Watch along with my iPhone? As someone who's really enjoying the user experience that Apple provides, should I be worried?
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