I'm not sure what the author's gripe is. First, if you don't like walled gardens then simply don't use them. Second, if you're adamant they shouldn't exist, the

I'm not sure what the author's gripe is. First, if you don't like walled gardens then simply don't use them. Second, if you're adamant they shouldn't exist, then why not roll your open source alternative? Good luck with trying to get "dumb" users to adopt your solution.