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0 pointsfsflover7mo ago0 comments

> Not if you're inside the walled garden.

You're conflating the vendor lock-in with attractive user experience. The latter can (and should) easily exist without the former, e.g., any good FLOSS product. You only would create a walled garden (in order to not let users escape) if you plan enshittification.

Walled gardens degrade user experience in the long term, because they artificially hinder competition by not letting users switch to a better alternative when it appears.

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array_key_first7mo ago

I agree, and FLOSS is gaining more and more traction, in my eyes, as the realities of this become known to common consumers.

But still, most consumers don't view it this way. Primarily because their usage of technology is not intentional. Which, unfortunately, also makes them prime targets to take advantage of.

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