The problem with the "walled garden" is that it is insidious.
At some point they control everything and at that point, it's too late to create an alternative product as it would be like 20 generations behind in performance.
You don't have to go so far back as to build your own NAND gates or a computer out of falling marbles, but giving the user almost zero ability to customize is just crazy.
At some point they control everything and at that point, it's too late to create an alternative product as it would be like 20 generations behind in performance.
You don't have to go so far back as to build your own NAND gates or a computer out of falling marbles, but giving the user almost zero ability to customize is just crazy.