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>walled garden This is a marketing phrase that twists a negative into a positive. Its better to use more objective terms. Gardens give you a perceptions of flo
by hospitalJail 3y ago
>walled garden
This is a marketing phrase that twists a negative into a positive. Its better to use more objective terms. Gardens give you a perceptions of flowers and fruits.
- DannyB2 3y agoA walled garden is only seen that way by those inside. To those outside it is a prison camp.
- goodoldneon 3y agoI’m in the Apple walled garden and it’s nice. It’s expensive, but it’s nice
- oofnik 3y agoClosed ecosystem? Sealed environment? Prison? What do you suggest to use instead? The last term would seem apt given the term "jailbreaking"
- tourmalinetaco 3y agoPersonally I do like that. Perhaps we should opt to calling it “proprietary prison”.
- scarface_74 3y agoAnd the number of people outside of a few geeks who care to a first approximation is 0
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- Eldandan 3y agoI like walled garden. Everything appears nice and flowery except for the fact they want to hold you in. You can admire its beauty but can't really trust anything in it due to its darker purpose. Reminds me of the Stepford Wives. What is that called, an ironic phrase?
- rdlw 3y agoI thought that was the point. There ARE flowers and fruits, but only the ones approved by Apple, and the walls stop you from trying anything else.
- neogodless 3y agoHostile external incompatibility?