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I don't follow this logic. Amazon did something bad on their app store so now walled gardens are good?

reaperducer 2y ago
I don't follow this logic. Amazon did something bad on their app store so now walled gardens are good? No, the logic is that several large companies (Amazon, Apple, Microsoft) have done bad things on their app store, so no stores can be trusted. But for me, I trust a big name store more than I trust an small unknown store.
- CivBase 2y ago
  I'm not sure what "small unknown" stores you might be referring to. Surely Amazon qualifies as a "big name" store same as Apple or Google, right? Clearly this event shows a big name is not an indication of consumer protection.
  - reaperducer 2y ago
    Surely Amazon qualifies as a "big name" store same as Apple or Google, right? Yes. That's why I listed it right next to Apple and Microsoft in my response. https://www.rif.org https://www.rif.org
    - CivBase 2y ago
      Yeah I read that. Your comment about "small unknown stores" threw me off because none of the parties involved with this story are small so I'm not sure what it has to do with the discussion.
9question1 2y ago
Walled gardens are good because if you insist on picking your fruits only from the wilderness due to moral principles you're gonna get mauled by a bear some time. Sure, you might prioritize feeling morally superior, but the majority of society is more practical
- CivBase 2y ago
  Isn't the better analogy that you insist on being able to get fruits from anywhere - including neighboring towns or the wild - and not just the local marketplace? Yeah I could get mauled by a bear if I get my fruits from the wild. But that's probably not a risk with the vendor from a neighboring town. And if there's a fruit I can only get from the wild, who are you to tell me I can't have it? Maybe I get mauled by a bear. Maybe I get robbed in the neighboring town. But what else am I to do when what I want isn't available at the local marketplace?
- Shawnecy 2y ago
  This is an absurd false dichotomy. You can pick fruits from the wilderness and not get mauled by bears. Using apps not in walled gardens has nothing to do with attempts to feel morally superior.
- jasonjayr 2y ago
  You teach people to stay the hell away from bears, and everyone is better for it.
  - jmb99 2y ago
    So the moral here is, only use alternative app stores that are run by companies larger than Amazon?
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I don't follow this logic. Amazon did something bad on their app store so now walled gardens are good? No, the logic is that several large companies (Amazon, Apple, Microsoft) have done bad things on their app store, so no stores can be trusted. But for me, I trust a big name store more than I trust an small unknown store.

CivBase 2y ago
I'm not sure what "small unknown" stores you might be referring to. Surely Amazon qualifies as a "big name" store same as Apple or Google, right? Clearly this event shows a big name is not an indication of consumer protection.
- reaperducer 2y ago
  Surely Amazon qualifies as a "big name" store same as Apple or Google, right? Yes. That's why I listed it right next to Apple and Microsoft in my response. https://www.rif.org https://www.rif.org
  - CivBase 2y ago
    Yeah I read that. Your comment about "small unknown stores" threw me off because none of the parties involved with this story are small so I'm not sure what it has to do with the discussion.

9question1 2y ago

Walled gardens are good because if you insist on picking your fruits only from the wilderness due to moral principles you're gonna get mauled by a bear some time. Sure, you might prioritize feeling morally superior, but the majority of society is more practical

CivBase 2y ago
Isn't the better analogy that you insist on being able to get fruits from anywhere - including neighboring towns or the wild - and not just the local marketplace? Yeah I could get mauled by a bear if I get my fruits from the wild. But that's probably not a risk with the vendor from a neighboring town. And if there's a fruit I can only get from the wild, who are you to tell me I can't have it? Maybe I get mauled by a bear. Maybe I get robbed in the neighboring town. But what else am I to do when what I want isn't available at the local marketplace?
Shawnecy 2y ago
This is an absurd false dichotomy. You can pick fruits from the wilderness and not get mauled by bears. Using apps not in walled gardens has nothing to do with attempts to feel morally superior.
jasonjayr 2y ago
You teach people to stay the hell away from bears, and everyone is better for it.
- jmb99 2y ago
  So the moral here is, only use alternative app stores that are run by companies larger than Amazon?

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