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You are right, and not just technically. But the problem with walled gardens is that they're safe and easy for people unable to navigate the world outside of t
by i_am_nomad 8y ago
You are right, and not just technically. But the problem with walled gardens is that they're safe and easy for people unable to navigate the world outside of them. Most people are unable or unwilling to sideload apps onto their devices, and that is not their fault. So when the walled garden becomes too unfree and tyrannical, the companies maintaining those gardens are to blame.
- foxX 8y ago> and that is not their fault Except for some corporate environment, I don't see how it's not their fault. It's easier than ever to make an informed decision before using one's wallet and it's every living, functioning human's duty to improve, grow and learn. Totally tired of apps that are nothing else than options-less and incontrolable browsers.
- i_am_nomad 8y agoYou make a valuable point about personal responsibility that I agree with, so I may have to reconsider my original position. (I upvoted you.) But, I would also point out that while there is much more available information to make such decisions, that info is much less comprehensible to the average consumer, who is almost certainly much less savvy about technology than you are.
- foxX 8y agoAlso vendors doing their best with astroturfing and obfuscating their works. I wonder why.