> And that pressure exists because Apple has pretty clearly made the experience intentionally frustrating.
That pressure exists because the individuals involved in those group settings choose to exert such pressure. It’s not on Apple…just like my getting bullied three decades ago for not having a pair of Pumps was never on Reebok.
Apple has explicitly chosen to keep this feature gap for the purpose of locking customers into the ecosystem and forcing people to switch. This is well documented.
I agree that users are exerting pressure. But those users don’t exist in a vacuum, and Apple knowingly made the decision to force the kinds of social dynamics we’re describing, making them as much a part of this as the users themselves.
I think in a world where we didn’t have the emails between Federighi and Cue, maybe someone can more convincingly argue that this is just bad behavior by users. But all of this has to be taken together. The dynamics exist based on the interactions of all involved players, and I think it displays poor behavior by both users and Apple. And when a lot of that poor behavior is playing out in the halls of schools, I think it highlights Apple’s role even more.
That pressure exists because the individuals involved in those group settings choose to exert such pressure. It’s not on Apple…just like my getting bullied three decades ago for not having a pair of Pumps was never on Reebok.