[Network2020]

Hmmm I believe that the Google/Apple smartphone issue is squarely the result of developers (the same ones who complain about Android and IOS). Manufacturers could create smartphone after smartphone, but if developers don't build apps to make the phones attractive, consumers aren't interested in purchasing. Developers, unfortunately, are the ones blocking out other smartphone makers.

[maxxxxx]

It's a feedback loop. Without developers a platform can't thrive but without users of the platform the developers can't afford to write apps for the platform.