Probably because you're doing stuff which is supposed to sync between platforms nowadays and has nothing to do with 'ecosystem' in the current sense?
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I have a Moto G, iPad Air, and PC. I don't have any problems between the three keeping my contacts/calendars synced. I think ecosystem is far less of a factor than it was a few years ago.
Probably because you're doing stuff which is supposed to sync between platforms nowadays and has nothing to do with 'ecosystem' in the current sense?
I'm genuinely curious what other stuff you're referring to that requires a single platform.
I have a Moto G, iPad Air, and PC. I don't have any problems between the three keeping my contacts/calendars synced. I think ecosystem is far less of a factor than it was a few years ago. The practical differences between Android/iOS have shrunken to a point of being negligible. I say just buy what you like (I bought the Moto based on price and the iPad based on screen quality/color calibration)
Incorrect. The key benefit of iOS and OSX is the seamless integration between the two platforms which you don't get with mixing and matching.
Phone calls, texting, multi-screen, safari sync, personal hotspot, handoff, iCloud drive...
Niiice. Why doesn't air drop work between my osx laptop and iphone?
Like I said, the differences between the platforms is shrinking every generation while interoperability is growing, and now the companies have to really get down to the short strokes and develop marginally useful features to justify keeping users under one umbrella. This is not just against Apple but Google as well. (Making calls from my computer instead of picking up my phone? Be still my beating heart!)
My point to the OP's question was, ask yourself if you really need those exclusive features before spending the money to buy a new phone, computer, etc.
This is not just against Apple but Google as well. (Making calls from my computer instead of picking up my phone? Be still my beating heart!)
Is it semi-open when it's only between iDevices?
No, I somehow think I already know the answer
I meant the API. Apple isn't the only one that's going to be able to use HandOff is the point per this article on Ars. My point was that it's not uncommon for Apple to have a few secret parts of public APIs that only they get to use.
However yes, it's only between OS X Yosemite and iOS 8 devices. And even then I don't know if it's going to work on every single one of them. If they're using BT4.0 for example... that's going to hardware limit devices.
For highly sensitive/technical/confidential discussions, you'd be an idiot to trust standard consumer devices/software anyway. This is the stuff encryption was born for.I always wondered if anyone would even care if Apple openly admitted that it was completely capturing every bit of data you send and receive. With the recent revelations (Zdziarski et al) we are moving dangerously close to that point.
This company, with its billions in cash, is in a position to exploit user data. Imagine you are a small company using Apple products to conduct technical discussions of an upcoming design. And Apple gets its hands on that discussion, and uses their enormous wealth to front run a patent. The implications are absolutely incredible. But what is even more incredible is the sheep like willingness to tolerate anything even remotely like this in the marketplace. Will that sheeplike tolerance continue? You have to believe it will in order to believe their ecosystem has a future.