In the world of technology there are usually two main types of users: those who choose Apple’s closed ecosystem, and those who prefer to bet on (somewhat) more open alternatives such as those proposed by Microsoft with Windows and Google with Android. Is there a way to know which of the alternatives is better?
Into that mess we get into this new episode of Crossover in which we analyze what a technological ecosystem is and the evolution of this concept. Thus, we review how Microsoft began to implement that idea without still using the word “ecosystem.” He did it with Windows because with it he had that central element on which to sell us other applications like Office or Internet Explorer in those beginnings.
But with smartphones and the cloud, the ecosystem concept ended up making complete sense, and If there is someone who has exploited it in an extraordinary way, it has been Apple. It has done so, however, with a closed focussomething that has clear advantages, but also disadvantages.
Faced with this conception, Microsoft first on desktop computers and then Google on mobile phones continued to promote open ecosystems, which gave much more choice but also posed their own problems.
Added to all this now the rise of AIwhich these companies will undoubtedly try to use as a new argument to strengthen their ecosystems. They are all doing it already, and it remains to be seen whether or not this reinforces these ecosystems, whether open or closed.
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