| > And a quick reminder to everybody else that walled gardens don't actually help the consumer. This is not supported by the article at all. > They only arbitrarily restrict choice, This statement is total bullshit. Even if a few scams get through, and even if Google has abused its store, it’s not only arbitrary. > they don't actually improve security (if any, that's provided by the sandboxing, not by the store "review"). No, Sandboxing cannot stop large classes of well known social engineering scams. https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/05/app-store-stopped-ove... Here is data proving that walled gardens do in fact protect consumers greatly. You don’t have to like them, and of course there are downsides, but let’s not pretend there are no benefits. |