[ziadbc]

Pre iPhone: Carriers control software ecosystem of mobile phones.

Post iPhone: Apple/Google control software ecosystem of mobile phones.

Revolution: A forcible overthrow of a government or social order for a new system.

[EliRivers]

"Revolution: A forcible overthrow of a government or social order for a new system."

By your own definition; _same_ system, just different controller, so no revolution.

[glogla]

I would cynically add that that's how most of the revolutions work in practice.

In this case, I would suggest that while the system may seem similar, the end user experience differs greatly, for better or worse,

[flinty]

yes and in addition our new overlords are more affable generally than the old ones, atleast till the status quo changes again.