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Re:I appeared on CNN this morning to talk about why I'm not ... by RyanMcGreal on Monday May 07, 2012 @12:50PM (#3939803)
> Apple users will continue using the products even if their friends do not.

A lot of the value in Apple's products comes from the ecosystem: iTunes, the App Store, and so on. Don't discount the value of a platform on which a large number of developers are incentivized to build.

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Re:I appeared on CNN this morning to talk about why I'm not ... by mnicole on Monday May 07, 2012 @01:31PM (#3940003)
To be fair, you'd equate this to Facebook's own integrated ecosystem (groups, events, marketplace) -- not your friends. There's benefits to having my friends and I both on iOS (iMessage, etc.), but the deciding factor for a social network are the people, and if your friends aren't there, it doesn't matter how many party RSVPs I send out.
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