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Apple built hardware, like many others manufacturers, and then used the app store, which is a glorified index with a locked gateway mechanism, to control which
by margarina72 3y ago
Apple built hardware, like many others manufacturers, and then used the app store, which is a glorified index with a locked gateway mechanism, to control which software get used on the hardware they sell.
They didn't build an ecosystem more than others, they just made sure to kill any potential competitive ecosystem on the same hardware.
- empthought 3y ago> They didn't build an ecosystem more than others, they just made sure to kill any potential competitive ecosystem on the same hardware. That's how ecosystems work. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juglone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juglone
- pb7 3y ago>They didn't build an ecosystem more than others, they just made sure to kill any potential competitive ecosystem on the same hardware. How did that work out for Facebook phone or Amazon phone or Microsoft phone or the myriad of others that tried? Apple built the best ecosystem and that's why it prints money.