ProductsApple
Apple product analyses
A tighter look at the products that matter most to Apple, along with the free, open, decentralized, or cooperative alternatives already creating pricing pressure.
Products
Where the moat actually touches users
These pages zoom into the products and services that matter most to each company and the alternatives already nibbling at them.
App Store
Distribution platform
Apple's tightly controlled marketplace for software distribution on iOS.
Paper trail
Company-level source stack
These sources shaped the scoring and writing. The site is opinionated, but it should not behave like it is improvising facts in a dark room.
Apple Investor Relations
Apple · investor relations
Primary source for Apple's business mix and strategic narrative.
Reviewed 2026-03-14
Reviewed 2026-03-14
Reviewed 2026-03-14
Reviewed 2026-03-14
Apple Computer final IPO prospectus
SEC · regulatory filing
Primary source for Apple's IPO date, offer price, and post-offering share count.
Reviewed 2026-03-14
GrapheneOS
GrapheneOS · open source project
Useful counterexample to the idea that mobile stacks must remain fully closed.
Reviewed 2026-03-14
Reviewed 2026-03-14
Syncthing
Syncthing · open source project
Peer-to-peer sync tool relevant to iCloud replacement arguments.
Reviewed 2026-03-14