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Originally Posted by Katsunami
Being multiplatform is something Apple is not known for. One of the very few Apple applications I know of that runs outside the Mac ecosystem is iTunes. Safari for Windows has been discontinued. Everything else, such as Logic, Aperture (which has been discontinued), iBooks, Garageband, Final Cut Pro and many others don't exist for Windows.
It's impossible to write iPhone apps on a Winidows computer, but you can write Android apps on Windows, Linux and Mac. Microsoft has said that as of Windows 10, it would be(come) possible to run iPhone apps directly on Windows. A lot of Microsoft's software is available for the Mac, but not the other way around.
They also continuously try to push non-standard interfaces and cajole other companies (mainly Intel) intto helping them with design. Thunderbolt? Meh. I've never seen a Thunderbolt device in the wild. Why not? Because they're three times as expensive as a comparable USB 3 device. Maybe Thunderbolt 3 will be worth it, now that it also runs over the USB-C connector. Still more expensive, though. Firewire? Someone not on a Mac ever used that? They're the only company that still creates smartphones that don't charge through micro-USB, AFAIK. Now they want to even drop the 3.5" jack and integrate it into the Lightning connector, so the iPhone can become 0.6mm thinner.
If there is one company that suffers from "not invented here"-syndrome, it's Apple.
IMHO, you're not smart if you buy into the Apple ecosystem, because you can't ever buy anything else anymore. If you want OSX or iOS, there is only one manufacturer creating hardware on which it runs, and if they create something you don't like, you're just stuck with your old device. If you switch to a different device, you'll have to buy all your software again; if you bought media, it's entirely possible that you can't even take that with you.
Microsoft may often be rantworthy, bit at least, if DELL starts making laptops with a triangular screen and hexagonal keyboards, I can switch to a different manufacturer but still use the same software. With Apple, one just has to take what's offered and shut up, or drop everything and start over.
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That's not actually true. Plenty of manufacturers make products for Apple hardware. I use a mophie case for my iPhone and a kudo case for my iPad. I have a third party lightning connector in my car.
iPhones have been using the lightning connector for a while. I personally don't like micro-usb connectors. I've had too many devices become unusable when the connector breaks off. In addition, I find the lightning connector easier to connect. Different strokes for different folks.