> This can also be useful in some cases right? These are basically the same arguments that are used to justify Apple's walled garden and refusal to support sid

> This can also be useful in some cases right? These are basically the same arguments that are used to justify Apple's walled garden and refusal to support side-loading, and all the same objections apply. All we need to do is look at how John Deere is screwing over farmers to see why a walled garden approach to products is extremely dangerous for consumer rights. I just wish the government would step in and regulate away this behaviour, as it's clearly a market failure. I can't say I'm getting my hopes up...