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The major differentiator of Apple hardware is the software that runs on it. iOS and MacOS are basically unmatched by other offerings.
by nuthje 8y ago
The major differentiator of Apple hardware is the software that runs on it. iOS and MacOS are basically unmatched by other offerings.
- collyw 8y agoIn what meaningful way are they "unmatched"?
- zapita 8y agoSpeaking for myself: a combination of ease of use, features, quality and a mature ecosystem. They certainly don't have a perfect track record in any of these, QA being a well-documented example in the last few years. And the alternatives have gotten better, but they're still not good enough to convince me to switch.
- depr 8y agoiPhones have better hardware/software integration, which is easy for Apple to do because they control everything. They get better performance out of their hardware because of this.