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by dcmininni 3411 days ago
It's literally a walled garden. Oh the irony.
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I think you might've meant to say "how appropriate", or "how fitting". A situation is ironic is when the outcome is contrary to the expectation. (Eg: getting run over by an ambulance)
Thank you, had not seen that one :-)
How apropos.
Why is that ironic?
I think he's talking about the fact that the frame of the walls is made of steel. Then yes, that is somewhat ironic, depending on the exact alloy.
Because Apple makes software walled-gardens.
Isn't that actually the opposite of "ironic", then?
How apposite!
There are multiple kinds of irony; I keep forgetting this isn't something well known.
is "wrong" one of those levels
Maybe they're being doubly, super ironic.
Isn't THAT ironic!
I think he meant "iconic".