ONE reason why the Apple Ecosystem CRUSHES Google’s

With the release of the new Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro, as well as the new Google Pixel Watch, I think it's worthwhile to step back and examine the Apple vs Google ecosystem and break down why things aren't looking as good over there compared to Apple's now-sizable ecosystem that continues to be the subject of numerous videos and reviews! Today we'll break down what sets Apple and Google apart

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[stephan]

My iPhone 4s still communicates with iCloud and shows me the latest photos there. My old MacBook Pro and Air from 2009 and 2010 are still working and connecting to the eco-system. This kind of product compatibility / stable software development throughout the years has become a competitive edge and asset for Apple products.

[zumuvtuber]

You were spot on with the confidence argument. Google has always had a huge tendency to abandon projects immediately and/or out of nowhere. We've seen this many times already and even recently with the whole Stadia situation. Unless Google actually tries to give their projects continuity and gain consumer trust, their ecosystems will always be doomed to fail from the get-go.

[maxf]

Would love to see a compare of the Samsung ecosystem vs the Apple Ecosystem, as they have done far more to have and keep a suite of consistent hardware.

[SamIAm]

I like your point, Apple may be boring, or the "same thing every year" but you know more or less what you're getting, and what it will be in 1, 2, 3 years. Getting a Google phone seems like an undue risk as a consumer who wants something predictable, not a cancelled engineering failure in a year.

[lukecoverdale]

Totally agree with the confidence statement, it worries me that Google now own Fitbit and I just hope this brand will continue.

[papayuki]

google is like the kid that has ADHD ... start on something and then dump it for the new shiny thing and then repeat the steps over and over.

[johnolin]

This is exactly why I left the android/google ecosystem a couple of years ago and I never looked back. Once I got my first iPhone it was like I had seen the promised land.

[sultaz]

I couldn't agree more. I was all in with Google; Pixel phone, Pixel Book, and Google Home, (I even used a Fitbit for about a decade) but it always annoyed me to have to find workarounds to make certain things play nice with each other. Now that I'm in the Apple Ecosystem things are just so much more connected. There's nothing like getting a pair of headphones and it's instantly connected to all of my other devices and switches seamlessly between them, not to mention being able to answer a phone call on my watch, laptop, iPad, or even the phone itself.

[jessicabruno]

You're not wrong on any of this, but my position is if you're ignoring the fact one can buy a Chromebook from e.g. HP or Lenovo, a phone from e.g Nokia or Samsung and a watch from e.g. Fitbit or Google, a TV from JVC or Sony and even some smart home bits too and they all work together well, THAT'S the real Google ecosystem and it's way more affordable and useful than apple's in my experience. It doesn't matter that Google don't keep their hardware going because you can just go buy a Google software device from someone else.

[TheIndulgers]

My pixel 3 was abandoned less than 3 years after purchase new from google. It was abandoned on the buggiest version of android 12, and has made the phone unusable.

People do not talk about this enough in reviews.

[oscarmosh]

As a gay folk myself, can’t Imagine going out there with a “need 15 inches” tshirt without consequences. Google it’s great software without a proper ecosystem to live.

[KobaCrawls]

I think Google has finally started to see their hardware division (specifically their pixel products) as a main player in the game and not just a proof of concept for enthusiasts.

I think the biggest indicator of this is their new found scope and scale of marketing. For the longest time most of their ads seemed to target reddit tech heads who wanted the latest fun feature to play with. Now they're focused on a much broader/general audience with way bigger campaigns like the NBA/team pixel.

[hnskinner]

I tried to make the Google system work for years. I switched to the Apple system in 2020 and I won’t go back. Everything syncs flawlessly. All the stuff that worked great in the Google system also works without the Google system. I don’t own a Mac tho, windows for pc. All my portable devices are Apple now.

[billiamnotbob]

It all started in 2017 when I bought an iPad Pro. Then my Windows computer took a dump and everything was gone. My backup had also failed. Bought a late 2015 refurbed iMac on a friends reccomendation. Then the iPhone 11 Pro Max, my 1st iPhone. Now I have an iPhone 13 Pro, Apple watch 7, iPad Air4, M1 Mac mini and an M1 Macbook Air, as well as Air Pods Pro 1st gen. Apple sucks you in slowly. LOL That said, everything meshes together and works quite well. I wonder if I'll be able to escape, should the need arise! Haha

[Marick.]

Very interesting video, I am currently in the Samsung Galaxy ecosystem but ordered the 14 Pro Max to switch to for a couple of years

[ericrhill]

While I've been a Nexus / Pixel user for the better part of a decade, I've gotta say you hit the nail on the head here. My biggest frustration with Google is the longevity of OS support - especially compared to Apple. The Pixel 3XL that I still daily drive and still suits my needs will never receive another update. But I hesitate to update because I still get unlimited backups to Google Photos that doesn't count against my quota (granted it's space saver mode but still) - which is yet another feature they killed off as time went on. But I still like the OS. I still like the Google software ecosystem. But they are making it harder all the time. Killing off Google Music pushed me to Apple Music instead of YT Music. I find I'm shooting more footage on my work-issued iPhone 12 because it's so much easier to airdrop to my MBP than to tether my Pixel 3 to drag-and-drop files or wait for them to sync to Google Photos so I can download them. In any case, the battery on my Pixel 3XL can still get me through about 70% of the day before I need to charge so I'll probably hold on for another year and see what comes down the pipe in 2023. But I'd be lying if after all this time I wasn't tempted to jump ship to iOS at this point....

[jacksonburger]

I don't think it's confidence. I don't think the average person is thinking about that. It's probably just someone buys a pixel, but by the time they want a watch or earbuds, the product isn't around anymore. Plus, all of Android works well together. So Google isn't just competing with apple and a products that don't work as well together, they're also competing with Samsung and Nothing and Oppo and Xiaomi and Sony with products that work just as well together. They don't restrict other products like Apple does.

[InsideTechMx]

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[Jordan.Q]

I'm disgusted by Google discontinuing the pixelbook go. Hands down my favorite laptop for my needs.

[pjbuma]

Another big plus of the Apple ecosystem is that because they support their products for so long a new consumer can get into Apple by buying something a few years old that’s significantly cheaper than their brand new products. Like buying an iPhone X or even an iPhone 7-8 for a tenth of the price of the the new iPhone just to see if you actually like the Apple experience.