How Apple’s iPhone and Apps Trap You in a Walled Garden | WSJ

It really is beautiful inside Apple's walls.
Apple’s hardware, software and services work so harmoniously that it’s often called a “walled garden.” The idea is central to recent antitrust scrutiny and the Epic vs. Apple case. WSJ’s Joanna Stern went to a real walled garden to explain it all. Photo illustration: Adele Morgan / The Wall Street Journal
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[@briancarlosgreen]

The "Whats a computer line" made me do a spit take. Joanna Stern is excellent as always.

[@tobybartlett]

Can you hear that? All the way in Cupertino someone at Apple in the iPad marketing department is cheering for that line to have been used (even if it’s a joke). Haha

[@Sakuyushi]

@@tobybartlett the same way they introduced those overpriced Mac Pro wheels. Free advertisement!!!

[@CashRules660]

@@Sakuyushi "Overpriced" is such an understatement lol. $700 is just criminal...literally robbing people without a gun.

[@Sakuyushi]

@@CashRules660 but they are not pointing a gun at your head right? And the majority of customers like you and me won't even consider buying a Mac Pro

[@shubhampandey1997shreeg]

Hiring Joanna was possibly the best thing WSJ has ever done!

[@tobybartlett]

It helps me forget I am supporting a Murdoch enterprise. ***shudder***

[@abhishekdev353]

@@tobybartlett So you like to support Multi billionaires like Bezos and Carlos Slim?

[@frankcastle5737]

Dev much rather support Bezos than slave laborer apple.

[@thecommentary21]

Only because you're a pervert.

[@shubhampandey1997shreeg]

Who hurt you guys?

[@7ombische]

How about that? Creative journalism while having fun. We’ll done 👍🏽

[@kev._._._.]

Not to mention actual reporting. Don’t see a lot of that during the war of left and right

[@sayedmuntasir]

Joanna is my favorite tech journalist.

[@tobybartlett]

The tiny stepladder as Joanna tries to free climb her way out of the garden made me do a spit take. 👏

[@BrianMorisky]

I wanted her to reach the top and look over to see utter chaos and anarchy, thus completing the analogy.

[@LucasSoares-mh2nz]

Ibovespa Brazil record 📈

[@briandbenson]

It’s a beautiful, safe garden.

[@CashRules660]

@@briandbenson That blatantly rips off its occupants at EVERY turn..😂👍🏾

[@sdfjsd]

@@BrianMorisky Android is chaotic, but exciting at the same time. I've used an iPhone before and thought it was very boring. I need constant excitement and change in my life, and Android offers that.

[@simonbabba]

Anybody else recognize this place? This is Untermeyer Gardens in Yonkers. Love this place.

[@621Lafayette]

spelling, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Untermyer_Park_and_Gardens

[@adarshv5079]

Joanna’s content is just always on point! Keep em coming Joanna! Love reading your column and watching your videos!

[@wisecanadianwoman]

Always enjoy your videos Joanna!

[@andreigeorgescu]

Who would pay for Apple Fitness when there is youtube? Lol

[@HaseebHeaven]

Maybe those who don’t want to use Google services at all 😒

[@HaseebHeaven]

And maybe in some countries where KZbin doesn’t work or banned

[@gadgetgasspoll2923]

@@HaseebHeaven you mean China, apple is popular in china

[@tobybartlett]

@@robierahg17 😂

[@info-load7952]

@@gadgetgasspoll2923 yes, because Apple pretends and misleads about privacy and security only outside China.

[@danper5817]

WSJ is such a great resource. The host of this segment and the production team make these videos informative and entertaining.

[@thatsisjustcrazy8187]

I feel like PWAs should have gotten a mention here.

[@mereobserver1727]

Spot on. It was the original vision, well before the App Store.

[@ARFFWorld]

I’ve made more money owning Apple stock, than I ever paid for their products

[@nukemanmd]

ARFFworld - I've done well with my Apple stock, but I've never owned an Apple product.

[@MelaninMagdalene]

Got in at a good time eh

[@manshuo5843]

Only owned iPhone 6s for like 5 months and didn't like iPhones at all. Switched backed to Android after that, using only OnePlus and Google Pixel since then.

[@awasthip]

Ms Stern and the creative team are getting better with each video! This is a simple, friendly and fun way to understand some of the complex yet extremely profitable tech-business models.

[@colehastings3889]

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[@colehastings3889]

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[@BASESKIZL]

All tech companies do this. That’s why I stopped buying Sony.

[@BrianMorisky]

I used Sony as well back in the day. More of a penitentiary than a garden. But walled.

[@HaseebHeaven]

Sony failed with smart phones

[@_sparrowhawk]

Agreed.This is what... all companies wish they could do, build a 'moat' around the company. Apple just seems to have a 30-40 year brand that matters while HP doesn't.

[@CashRules660]

But no one...I mean absolutely no one takes this to the extent that Apple does. It's beyond criminal imo..

[@APsupportsTerrorism]

They all want to do this. And that's exactly why we made antitrust laws. So they couldn't. Why does Apple get to break the law?

[@BobBrown.]

As someone has an iPhone, MacBook, iPad Pro, AirPod Pros and HomePods I am truly stuck. Also I use wireless Apple CarPlay, Apple Music and iCloud. I am legit stuck stuck but I am happy to be stuck everything just works so well. Edit: also I use apple car keys as well. It’s really good. Just tap your phone on the door Handle and the car unlocks. The car also knows it’s you so it moves the seats and steering wheel and mirrors to your position. It’s really convenient if you have car that is used by multiple people. Plus you don’t have to carry around car keys.

[@tobybartlett]

I’m another happy camper in the garden. 👍 I’ve got Apple everything, and it just works. Also the Apple One subscription made it much easier to just subscribe to everything I could in one monthly subscription.

[@Daevoz]

Yeahhh i love apple but i agree atleast they have the best security

[@User-cb4jm]

Time is the greatest asset we have, so anything that makes us more efficient with our time, even if it costs more is a tick in my book. After all, once the essentials are sorted, there’s nothing wrong in investing in something that is more enjoyable to use and enables us to spend more time doing what we love or with people we love. It all adds up. Some people define value for money as what specification you can get at x price point, I definite it as the value it brings to other parts of my life, by simplifying what I need to get done daily.

[@nickbock3156]

@@tobybartlett I’ve got the Apple Card which is my favorite credit card because it’s Secure and private plus you can do monthly installments.

[@tobybartlett]

@@nickbock3156 The Apple Card is *definitely useful* for purchasing Apple stuff, so I might get it for that. I currently use the American Express Platinum for everything to earn maximum points. I’ve gone around the world twice with the points it’s earned so I’m pretty loyal to it.

[@kuchesezik]

everyone is a prisoner of their own illusions

[@jangguttok7437]

yeah especially the world outside the US dont think they are within a wall people use whatsapp more spotify is bigger in asia so does waze, google maps people around the world enjoys apple’s products without enclosing themselves within apple’s wall.. perhaps its not apple building a wall, perhaps its those people wanting to be in a wall n complain about it

[@rrraynoorrr]

@@jangguttok7437 Are you the representative of the rest of the world? Pretty much everyone agrees that Apple is too restrictive. That's not even a debate in most places outside the US. I assume the Americans have the same complaint.

[@ReynaSingh]

Big tech gets more and more dystopian

[@colehastings3889]

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[@User-cb4jm]

What’s more dystopian is Google building an entire operating system with the premise of harvesting user data to sell to advertisers. Unlike agreeing to the terms and conditions when you use an Android phone to agree to Googles data collection practices, nobody is forced to use an Apple product, if people feel a need to remain in the ecosystem if they feel their devices integrate more seamlessly, then that speaks more about the quality of the software. Google and Amazon scare me far more than Apple.

[@kathyerickson9402]

Love these videos. They are always entertaining and informative.

[@thedesignjobs]

Tim cook on the statue 😂🤣 this video is full of fun, enjoyable !!

[@frizzky7976]

Next level editing, witty & funny reporting, well done WSJ

[@colehastings3889]

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[@letienbac5160]

Always love her video about tech, so great

[@adrianb346]

If u like Android = stick with Android If u like Apple = stick with Apple It’s actually = Easy 😆

[@mymovievideos]

I am very happy to be inside the garden wall. It’s made my life easier.

[@looploopy159]

Users don't understand how terrible the walled garden is

[@unkown34x33]

And when they do... Apple makes them accept it, or they push harder to break free. The problem is not even one or 100 people breaking free, is the fact that other that are still in the wall, will trying to *invite you* back in. It's a constant battle. My first move to Android everybody bagged for me to come back to the iPhone, but I couldn't stand the imessage and the notch... Also it didn't run any good games actually console or of games (emulators). Point being, When they realize they're stuck is usually too late

[@mikeg6520]

This is a great video

[@colehastings3889]

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[@MrPavan7000]

Wow. Wsj is awesome. The presentation and the concept of the video is top notch

[@magicalpatterns]

Very extremely creative. That how my brain learns. Thank you

[@lesliegraham8478]

Always a good time with Joanna!

[@MutebiBashir]

Lol. This girl and the crew is too creative. Thank you.

[@colehastings3889]

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[@MutebiBashir]

@@colehastings3889 Please guide me on the how. You deserve it.

[@dallasstoneyful]

Apples walled garden will kill small mom and pop shops like Google, Microsoft, and Samsung lol.

[@dallasstoneyful]

@@texasmama3084 lol are you slow? I’m being sarcastic

[@BrianMorisky]

@@dallasstoneyful Someone is outside the walled sarcasm garden.

[@Smith23233]

Very well done!! Finally something worth watching.

[@HenrikoMagnifico]

USA: iPhone walled garden! The rest of the world: 🤨

[@dbsirius]

When the price of Apple services increases too high, don't start complaining. Enjoy your walled garden.

[@ten_tego_teges]

It will never be "too high". It'll just a "slightly pricey", high enough to earn Apple sweet revenue, but low enough not to make people seek alternatives.

[@matthewhuszarik4173]

You can stop using Apple any time you like. Most the people who buy Apple do so because of the advantages of a walled garden.

[@info-load7952]

@@robierahg17 Apple's aim is to milk the iSheep by not providing touchscreen on Mac, full desktop OS on iPad, small screen and no earphone jack (also no high quality audio) on iPhone, So that people have to buy all different devices. Then to make it keep he iSheep happy, they say we provide continuity across these different devices.

[@ADeeSHUPA]

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[@User-cb4jm]

@@info-load7952 it’s funny how Apple haters constantly concern themselves with what iOS users are doing, when we really don’t care what happens the other way around. In reality a lot are jealous that no other brand has come close in bringing a seamless experience that parallels with Apple. Yea if your budget limits your choices, and you care more about chasing this years new specification rather than the overall user experience and privacy, then Apple isn’t for you. For the rest of us, we value our time more so anything that we feel makes things more seamless is a tick in our books. Again if you’re into using outdated wired earphones and can’t afford a tablet and a laptop which each provide their separate benefits rather than compromising on both sides, then yea look elsewhere, you’ve made it clear it’s not for you.

[@tomreed3207]

Apple Maps is still inferior to most other mapping/navigation products yet Apple won’t let you delete this particular app & they continue trying to make it the “default” when a user is looking for directions. Very frustrating. Good article, thanks!

[@sdfjsd]

This is why I left Apple's ecosystem.

[@d11ita]

Perfect video. I love Joanna's style.

[@dheerajvanamala]

Well well well. This is the best video ever made on apple's walled garden of ecosystem, Period.. Kudos to wall Street journal for making such an amazing video

[@colehastings3889]

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[@elliekim6666]

I have a windows laptop along with an iPhone and watch. I’m not totally tied in with most of my stuff on Google services so I can switch.

[@LucasSoares-mh2nz]

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[@vervetech9395]

That's great. You don't have to stick to only Apple. It's only makes them a monopoly

[@mariacheebandidos7183]

doesn't this really comes down to the fact that there are only two options and once people make a choice and settle in there's got to be a very compelling reason to pack up, move out and learn a whole system?

[@colehastings3889]

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[@xellixtvsx]

What’s The song called that plays in the start of the video?

[@deepgsingh]

Such a great video , enjoyed every analogy , awesome work

[@Augusto0926]

Only people outside call it a walled garden. People inside just call it a garden.

[@SoTaSpEaK]

They know what they’re doing with “smart” phones.

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[@Mariofan2479]

@2:03 caught me off guard! I instinctively went to push the close button and realized oh wait, i’m watching a video

[@unkown34x33]

Very clever comparison! I escaped the garden

[@googletropcurieux8670]

You really hate the new option to ask apps not to track us don’t you

[@mrbutish]

On point! 😂😂💯

[@atisbasak]

No I don't, I actually love it.

[@theelittlestbird]

i want the walls lol. i absolutley do not want google on my phone. i think many misunderstand the why's of why people choose the products.

[@drabberfrog]

Have fun with your iPhone scanning all your photos locally on your phone. Tim Cook sees just as much as Google does on Android phones.

[@Dad_Life13]

@@drabberfrog at least they publicized before applying and they keep it for themselves and FBI. Unlike on your android phone, unsecured and ads follows you. Your personal info is what makes them grow, keep giving it to them and purchase more android in the future

[@drabberfrog]

@@Dad_Life13 you think iPhones don't do the same? Unless you don't use Google or any Google service then Google doesn't have your data but by seeing this comment you are using KZbin, a Google service which means Google has your data. Do you use any other Google services? Google Maps, Waze, Fitbit, Gmail and Google Drive? Apple likes to present themselves as the big tech company that cares about privacy but the reality is most of their users give just as much data to Google as an Android user. Google pays Apple billions each year to stay the default search engine on Safari; the whole point of Android is so Google has an OS that makes it the default without being reliant on Apple to do it.

[@roberts5890]

WSJ content has just been so Brilliant! lately

[@parallelwealth1930]

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[@notanicebear]

I always loved her keep. Such unique way to explain stuff

[@colehastings3889]

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[@colehastings3889]

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[@EuropeanOnion]

Never had any problems with my iphone or iPad. So I’m happy to live in that walled garden…

[@inigojuancarlos]

Right? I mean I can’t complain, atleast for now, because they have great products and services back with excellent usability and interface.

[@michaelpalmer2143]

You're lucky. Apple has had a long history of design flaws and refusals to make simple repairs.

[@pythonl0rd584]

Man all I want is to install third party apps. If apple adds in a switch that is hard to accidentally use (so grandma doesn’t accidentally make herself extremely vulnerable), I’ll be so incredibly happy with my phone.

[@viridianwarrior]

@@pythonl0rd584 Altstore.

[@SmokeyBear3131]

Bought this stock in 2013 😎keep the wall up

[@aricoleman5802]

Yes keep trash Android out

[@rlfernandes9538]

And the Koi wallpaper was there all along...! Great explanation, will save a lot of time for the people that have to talk about this.

[@YodaMan.]

so every streaming service is a walled garden too right? since i have to sub to different ones to watch different things instead of only subbing to one thing to get them all.

[@chandutomaz]

My company once gave me an iPhone 4s. This was my first & last ever apple device I used.

[@charliesmash]

Cool story.

[@richiegray6847]

Well it seems Joanna Sharp as a whip, I like this review👩🏻🗽🇺🇸👌💪😎

[@austinfreyrikrw6651]

@@colehastings3889 You've been reported to KZbin as spamming!

[@elatedmaniac]

I like the commitment to the metaphor.

[@Techno_Babble]

Joanna Stern has become my favourite Tech celebrity...❤️

[@areebjawad3033]

Thats why I use Samsung's ecosystem that can cumminicate with Windows and Google. I have Samsung A20, Mi watch, Book Pro 360 and Tab s7+. I love S-pen most. Hope I can get a Note phone🙄

[@samuelcohen6545]

It is the most beautiful garden I have ever been in. I don't want to leave.

[@ShaudaySmith]

I love her gentle sass.

[@colehastings3889]

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[@ldine783]

Joanna is the most fun journalist out there

[@farjannaomi9209]

“Apple One “ service bundle is soooo good .You get all the services for such a low price . Never going out from this beautiful garden cause outside it’s a chaotic mess which is completely unorganised

[@dh4444]

Meanwhile "google one" despite very similar name is literally just extra storage for google service like photos docs and drive lol

[@HaseebHeaven]

@@dh4444 Who uses Google photos they made it free and now its paid what monopoly 😆

[@colehastings3889]

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[@denysbraga9592]

I don’t care much for Google, Microsoft and Samsung... I mean, they’re not mom and pop businesses... Not even for Spotify and Epic, they’re also big... What worries me are all the mid/small companies Apple & Co gobble up and destroy every year...

[@naviimandiv8407]

So why are you using KZbin? Get out. go back to your walled garden.

[@skinykeny]

Your videos are always great

[@alphinkj8351]

Awesome presentation 👍🏽

[@theultimateabhishek]

A better walled garden than other ones though…

[@vervetech9395]

It's just that people don't know how to use the "other ones" right. Most people in the US are already used to Apple stuff so switching is a lot harder because they'd have to learn how to use other platforms.

[@vervetech9395]

@Killer Miser This is where you've turned them around. There are many things Android does which iOS can't do even though they keep copying features from Android. If you don't believe me let's list them. List the things you believe iOS can do which Android can't and I'll give you a list of the reverse + plus alternatives which you didn't know existed

[@caydenthompson126]

@@vervetech9395 big facts

[@yamassingh478]

Best security seamless integrated and everything I ever need is accessed with a simple and best touch and other high performance features.

[@jakubwesolowski473]

I love that Garden, it takes to undertand Steve Jobs and Steve Woźniak

[@jakubwesolowski473]

Just like Tesla and Eddison but we got AC/DC heavy metal to thank tchem for 🥷🏿

[@BlueGamer335]

Good metaphors!

[@mikeyllo]

I was one of those people who had Verizon way before they offered iPhones, so I walked around with a Nokia or LG phone and an iPod. After putting thousands of songs in iTunes before streaming and cloud services, there was just no way I was starting over and switching to another type of phone. AT this point, it's Apple for life because I refuse to go through the process of trying to transfer music again and seeing how funky it showed up on a non-Apple device. I'm stuck, but I like it here.

[@zaf240489]

It’s a nice garden though. It’s pretty barren outside.

[@aerojetrocketdyners-2538]

Nah,you can go to space if you escape those walls, APKs for the win

[@ClaraFlater_than_surface_board]

So u are willing to pay $2000 buck for a new IPhone?

[@tannhaeuserx464]

And the wall protects me from the bandits outside. Someone once tried to teach me how to jail-break my iPhone. I told him that had I wanted to do that, I would have bought an Android phone.

[@aerojetrocketdyners-2538]

@@tannhaeuserx464 continue living in your small wall while the world of open source powers space craft.

[@adithyapradeep9772]

You are wrong there,my friend.The outside has the best of the good stuff and the worst of the bad stuff.The important thing that you have is the " Right to Choose".Apple is slowly taking away your right to choose. Anyway let's see how far Apple would go with their selfish motives.

[@adityakrishna6016]

Superb!

[@abhishekdev258]

Perfectly explained

[@cliffgeo]

Y'all I'll say this once but production quality is 100!!

[@cameron.willis]

Sorry, don’t agree. Everyone laughed at Apple years ago, even before then iPhone, yet the experience on MS and blackberry was awful. Now that Apple has shown us what it can do controlling the entire pipeline they are mad. They should compete by making better products! I’ve used yahoo mail and gmail for years... on my Apple products! It still works! I personally hope the courts agree with users like me who like the garden the way it is: better every year! Food for thought 🍏

[@Leo-hk9fz]

"Good thing I'm in this garden by myself" The whole internet watching 👁👄👁

[@luisch1708]

So many famous youtubers explaining the Apple eco system and I've never seen it better explained than this (sorry am an Android user? Excellent job Joanna!

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[@tbar2887]

Keep me in the ecosystem, i don’t want to leave lol 😎 Apple to the moon

[@markstalwart6922]

Yo 🙌🏻 same here

[@lemarz8006]

Same, will continue to use Apple products for the rest of my life

[@colehastings3889]

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[@5stxr.kixn1]

You dont know anything about tech and it shows

[@asifalmeida3713]

I have switched from windows to Android and Finally to iOS. Yes they are expensive, yes they only work within the Eco system But I gotta say it is the convenience that keeping me inside the garden and I am sure majority of apple users who are tied with the Eco system are happy and satisfied enough to stay within the eco system. And Coming from Android 10, iOS feels very simple and smooth to use with regular updates.

[@Artist1974CH]

You are part of the reasons why society remains going down!

[@xdrl]

great video

[@morrisnduati6980]

So creative!

[@sureshkanagala]

Joanna - you rock! Great video.

[@colehastings3889]

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[@Tii12319]

Apple has always felt like a cult to me.

[@Kor1134]

Only *_somewhat?_*

[@Tii12319]

@@Kor1134 I edited my comment lol Definitely not "somewhat"

[@tobybartlett]

@@Tii12319 Yeah we received full governmental cult status in 2002. Not KINDA a cult. Full on Scientology-like cult. We all carry these magical devices that only communicate with each other around. They’re not as scientific as e-meters but they do make convos appear in blue bubbles!

[@Tii12319]

@@tobybartlett Yes, many iPhone users I've met are like Tom Cruise on Oprah's couch

[@mihaiserban2]

It’s a beautiful garden.

[@colehastings3889]

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[@Artist1974CH]

I have seen better that does not involve with corporation! Gee! There more men who love corporations than men who don't. That's pretty demented and stupid!

[@thanujalanka7155]

Beautiful apple garden

[@Leo-hk9fz]

The thing about Apple's ecosystem and it's walled garden is that yes ur locked in but the garden is beautiful so many ppl don't leave

[@BrtoLopz]

They don't leave because Apple won't let them leave.

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[@vervetech9395]

Apple's own statistics showed that 20% of iPhone users left to other platforms last year.

[@User-cb4jm]

@@BrtoLopz nobody forces anyone to stay, just because people enjoy the excellent software integration between their devices, in a manner that other brands have failed to replicate, and would rather not switch just for a few hardware features here and there. For the vast majority of people, having the tech get out of the way and just enable them to do what they came to do is more appealing than uprooting your experience on a yearly basis bc a certain model has a new specification.

[@leonie_lyr]

I'd enjoy this garden so long as they keep it tidy & pretty.

[@johnt.7954]

great metaphor

[@902pacific]

grazie

[@6storydrop]

AirPlay does not let you screen mirror onto another device. Airplay allows you to connect to a smart TVs or an Apple TV which enables the TV to become a smart TV.

[@mikemuponda1781]

It all started with windows lol the viruses on my laptops pushed me to the edge then I got a Mac..then another Mac..then iPad Pro..then AirPods..then iPhone..and now I know I am fully in the garden. There are people who just want stuff that works & whatever thing we happen on first that works we latch on to it. I honestly have resentment towards windows to the point where I can’t say it’s truly objective because my experience was so bad it made anything else decent look better. Android is perfect, no fault of its own just that it can’t take on an ecosystem by itself so I keep my galaxy note but I hate the short support windows.

[@kafenadedmusic]

i want to see the garden now

[@abhishekdev353]

best video article on this topic.

[@AldousAudacious]

I’d rather stay in this Walled Garden and maintain my data security than be in droid or MS. 📱💻👨🏻‍💻🖱

[@priyangshuhazowary]

every apple users say so🤷

[@m11nt]

@@priyangshuhazowary haha.

[@psyduck6347]

You already lost your data security just by having facebook and chrome on your phone.

[@jaylensmith6308]

AirPods are somewhat universal. But if you’re like me who bought a HomePod and have HomeKit accessories, you’re stuck in the garden

[@zt9233]

Welll you can get an appleTV and homepods and be good to go with phone watch and computers from Samsung or whatever.

[@jaylensmith6308]

@@zt9233 no. HomeKit is not a third party. It really requires you to have an iOS device

[@zt9233]

@@jaylensmith6308 I guess I was thinking if you pair an Apple TV with a homepod you don’t need an iPhone after but I remember now you have to use a phone to set up.

[@fastnfuriousformula]

I've never gotten myself fully into Apple's ecosystem. Every single phone that I've had (except for my LG Rumor and Palm Centro) was a Samsung. And I've got a Samsung smartwatch and Galaxy Buds to go with my phone. I love that my phone gives me control over appliances such as the Samsung washer and dryer. I can also use it to control my color changing lightbulb and connect to the ring cameras. I do however have a MacBook and iPad and I use Samsung Dex to transfer files between my phone and Mac. While there are so many apps out there that can't be found in the App Store, there are also apps that you can only find in the app store and nowhere else. Having both an iPad and a Samsung phone gives me access to all kinds of apps and games. Also air play can screen mirror to a Samsung TV. I store data in Google Drive, and listen to KZbin music and can access those from my Mac and iPad.

[@mrbutish]

It's nice how they made up a better term called "Walled garden" just for Apple instead of "Vendor lock in" which describes how it happens everywhere, including Microsoft At least Mac runs Darwin Linux, so it's kind of open source. It also uses RiskV architecture so part of the hardware is open source. And new OS and Hardware for every Apple product means they don't just lock out other companies, they keep a high cost for their own device compatibility users pay for. Open source hardware is also available, but it can't compete with the latest designs in hardware and software and UX that Apple spends a lot to make.

[@albertzeliang3374]

Android is the best❤️

[@BjornWiese]

I don't care what's beyond the wall as long as it's so beautiful in here

[@gus473]

😅😂 Well done! 🤣 (Watched on my Android 📲)

[@fredrik8806]

Great video