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This. Windows was much more open and created a massive parallel industry of third party software, at all levels of the stack. Apple doesn't even let Firefox po

This. Windows was much more open and created a massive parallel industry of third party software, at all levels of the stack. Apple doesn't even let Firefox port their browser. Windows had third-party C compilers.

Logmix 12y ago
Of course Apple also has Mac OS that is on par with Windows when it comes to not being a total walled garden. And Microsoft also has Windows RT with restrictions that makes it a walled garden just like iOS. So in the end, it all evens out between the two.