Dan Lyons first column for Newsweek went up this Saturday and its about (what else?) Apple. He calls out the company for acting like a monopolist. Ryan Block has posted a rebuttal to Lyons’ column here.
I agree that Apple has much too much power now, but I am one of the people wrapped into the Apple eco-system. I have an iPhone, an iBook and an iPod shuffle. All three of which I use for 10 hours every day. I am not one of the people that think Apple’s OS is miles above Windows. I’ve used Windows and I’ve used Mac and I find the difference between the two to be negligible. I use Apple products because they work better than the other products I’ve seen.
The iPhone for all its faults and flaws is a vastly better phone for my uses. I can read the New York Times and Bloomberg on the subway with the phone. I can also read saved articles through Instapaper, not to mention the fact that I can do crossword puzzles, connect four, Super Monkey Ball or any number of other time wasters. While the BlackBerry or the Instinct are great phones, for my needs they aren’t as good as the iPhone. This is ultimately the power of Apple.
It is an oversimplification, but it is true that Apple makes better stuff. Their phone is better. Their mp3 player is better (though only slightly.) Their laptops are equal to rivals, perhaps even worse in some cases, but they run smoothly and work very well in conjunction with the aforementioned devices.
Apple’s run of great products can’t last forever, but who is really competing with them? Until a company comes out with a better piece of hardware, I’ll remain locked into the Apple eco-system.
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