Farhad Manjoo on Apple, Google and Amazon:

When you decide what to use, you’ve got to play every tech giant against the other, to make every tech decision as if you were a cad — sample every firm’s best features and never overcommit to any one.

I haven’t played this card a lot given my commitment to Apple but it makes lots of sense. If you want to get the best out of what vendors develop, that is a wise advice.

As usual, the question is whether you value convenience over power. If the latter is what you need, be ready to become a bit of a system integrator.

Being a system integrator by profession myself, when I get home I like to have Apple do everything for me.