> I firmly believe that if the large tech behemoths were broken down into smaller focused companies, they would create much more value for everyone
In the case of Amazon, Google - possibly. Their solutions generally tend to be disjointed anyway, so if they were operated by different companies i doubt much would change.
In the case of Apple this would absolutely result in worse products - the defining characteristic is the vertical integration and cohesive ecosystem driven largely by hardware revenues.
If you prefer to use subsidised products where the cost is offset by advertising, where there’s less single-vendor functionality and a larger focus on third parties: that already exists, there are dozens and dozens of Android-based phone brands, there are Windows and Linux PCs, there is also ChromeOS on tablets.
In the case of Amazon, Google - possibly. Their solutions generally tend to be disjointed anyway, so if they were operated by different companies i doubt much would change.
In the case of Apple this would absolutely result in worse products - the defining characteristic is the vertical integration and cohesive ecosystem driven largely by hardware revenues.
If you prefer to use subsidised products where the cost is offset by advertising, where there’s less single-vendor functionality and a larger focus on third parties: that already exists, there are dozens and dozens of Android-based phone brands, there are Windows and Linux PCs, there is also ChromeOS on tablets.