How does Apple's strategy compare to that of its competitors like Microsoft?

Apple's strategy differs from its competitors like Microsoft in its unique approach of creating a tightly integrated ecosystem. Apple integrates all its hardware with each other and through the iCloud, creating a seamless user experience across devices like the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and Apple Watch. This integration acts as a barrier to competition and makes it difficult for users to switch to other platforms. Additionally, Apple is expanding its services through the Apple One subscription, further strengthening its ecosystem. On the other hand, Microsoft's strategy is more focused on software and services, with a broader compatibility across various hardware platforms.

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For example, Apple's blue ocean strategy in its competition with peers like Microsoft is the integration of all its hardware with each other and through the iCloud in the Apple ecosystem. Its iPhone integrates seamlessly with the mac, and the iPad, and the Apple watch, all fully integrated to act as an impenetrable barrier that no one can break. In fact, the affordability of the iCloud service is what adds to this integration — and they are doing the same with additional services through the Apple One subscription. This wide moat, or walled garden, is what makes Apple so impenetrable — and so hard to leave.

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