Those are just reasons Apple is more attractive to consumers than the competition is. Nobody said competing has to be easy, or even possible for everyone.
Free competition is not a guarantee that anyone will be able to outperform incumbents; it only means that if you do (as defined by consumers) you won't be held back by regulations/legal monopolies.
Free competition is not a guarantee that anyone will be able to outperform incumbents; it only means that if you do (as defined by consumers) you won't be held back by regulations/legal monopolies.