I don't think this should be allowed to happen. This is like when Amazon bought Goodreads and Abe Books, they own the whole ecosystem. Abe languishes in features that if they weren't owned by Amazon, would get fixed immediately.

https://techcrunch.com/2008/08/01/amazon-to-acquire-abebooks...

https://techcrunch.com/2013/03/28/amazon-acquires-social-rea...

Apple is just extending their moat.