> It's like you were limited to fill / charge your car at stations owned by the manufacturer Only if you're looking to find fault. The analogy to cars works fi

> It's like you were limited to fill / charge your car at stations owned by the manufacturer Only if you're looking to find fault. The analogy to cars works fine but only if you compare like for like. There's a direct analogy to fueling and that's charging, which can be done from any electric source as long as you have the right connector (like cars). Apps are more like car modifications. For most modern cars this is very hard to do without using the manufacturers own fitters or preferred suppliers. Some modifications are possible without their consent but they'd definitely void any warranty and they're not exactly encouraged. BTW I'm not arguing that this is fine. Just that cars are as much, if not more, walled gardens than phones. To be honest, given the economics of most consumer goods, it's hard to find anything that encourages non-manufacturer modification or repair. If courts were to really start fighting this, they need to fight pretty much everyone.