that exist merely to lock people into Apples 'garden'
You don't think providing good features to users or creating a competitive advantage has anything to do with it at all? I agree lock-in is part of the equation in large part because Apple doesn't care about other platforms but there are definitely many other reasons these things exist. When/If it's in their best interest to support other platforms they will. (iTunes for Windows, for example)
You don't think providing good features to users or creating a competitive advantage has anything to do with it at all? I agree lock-in is part of the equation in large part because Apple doesn't care about other platforms but there are definitely many other reasons these things exist. When/If it's in their best interest to support other platforms they will. (iTunes for Windows, for example)