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Aren't all consoles 'walled gardens'? If not, what is it about the Switch that makes it more of one?

carussell 9y ago
Looks like you're trying to creatively reinterpret the comment you're responding to into something that's easier for you to take down. I don't see where QAPereo says the thing that you say they're saying. (In fact, I see the opposite, but that's beside the point.) EDIT: Three people (strictnein, nicky0, EpicEng) show up to point out the comment I'm referring to said it's "just another [...] walled garden". Er, yes. That's my entire reason for commenting. I can see the words that were written. Which is why I'm calling out the person I replied to for asking a question that suggests those words say something else. Here's a breakdown of what has just occurred: Person A suggests it's no different from any other walled garden that's come around before. Person B asks Person A to defend the stance that it's different from other walled gardens. I point out the contradiction between what Person A has said and what Person B apparently wants Person A to have said. Then you all show up. Why are we here? I'm gonna leave HN for a while.
- strictnein 9y ago
  I'm really puzzled by your statement. Honestly. All major consoles are walled gardens.
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- nicky0 9y ago
  I see them say "it's a walled garden"; what do you see?
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- EpicEng 9y ago
  > its just another... walled garden. What comment are you reading?
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- oneeyedpigeon 9y ago
  I really hope you didn't leave HN - or, if you did, that you came back - over this; I wholeheartedly do not want that to be the outcome of something I wrote here. The worst I can be accused of is misunderstanding without malice. However, > It really isn't, its just another timely gimmick and a walled garden. is at least ambiguous if you read it carefully. I didn't see why that would be highlighted if everything else in that category shared that exact attribute.
sp332 9y ago
To echo carussell: yes, and that's why none of them are the future of gadget design.
QAPereo 9y ago
"Just another" wasn't meant to imply that this was some special case, just the opposite.

Looks like you're trying to creatively reinterpret the comment you're responding to into something that's easier for you to take down. I don't see where QAPereo says the thing that you say they're saying. (In fact, I see the opposite, but that's beside the point.) EDIT: Three people (strictnein, nicky0, EpicEng) show up to point out the comment I'm referring to said it's "just another [...] walled garden". Er, yes. That's my entire reason for commenting. I can see the words that were written. Which is why I'm calling out the person I replied to for asking a question that suggests those words say something else. Here's a breakdown of what has just occurred: Person A suggests it's no different from any other walled garden that's come around before. Person B asks Person A to defend the stance that it's different from other walled gardens. I point out the contradiction between what Person A has said and what Person B apparently wants Person A to have said. Then you all show up. Why are we here? I'm gonna leave HN for a while.

strictnein 9y ago
I'm really puzzled by your statement. Honestly. All major consoles are walled gardens.
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nicky0 9y ago
I see them say "it's a walled garden"; what do you see?
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EpicEng 9y ago
> its just another... walled garden. What comment are you reading?
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oneeyedpigeon 9y ago
I really hope you didn't leave HN - or, if you did, that you came back - over this; I wholeheartedly do not want that to be the outcome of something I wrote here. The worst I can be accused of is misunderstanding without malice. However, > It really isn't, its just another timely gimmick and a walled garden. is at least ambiguous if you read it carefully. I didn't see why that would be highlighted if everything else in that category shared that exact attribute.

sp332 9y ago

To echo carussell: yes, and that's why none of them are the future of gadget design.

QAPereo 9y ago

"Just another" wasn't meant to imply that this was some special case, just the opposite.