>You'd never see OSX or Linux letting people install software without going through a walled garden. I can't speak for or against OS X, but with respect to Lin

>You'd never see OSX or Linux letting people install software without going through a walled garden. I can't speak for or against OS X, but with respect to Linux this is plainly false, unless by "Linux" you mean "Android" or by "walled garden" you mean "basic user authentication."