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Re:When Apple Comes Calling, ‘It’s the Kiss of Death’ by margarina72 on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @08:19AM (#35699429)
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.

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Re:When Apple Comes Calling, ‘It’s the Kiss of Death’ by empthought on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @08:28AM (#35699527)
> 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

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Re:When Apple Comes Calling, ‘It’s the Kiss of Death’ by pb7 on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @11:19AM (#35701690)
>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.

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