Walled Gardens Can Kill
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- #Apple Ecosystem
- #Digital Markets Act
- #Walled Gardens
- The author, an Apple ecosystem user, shares a personal experience highlighting the dangers of Apple's locked-down application ecosystem.
- During a medical emergency, the author couldn't install a geo-restricted insurance app due to Apple's region lock and subscription policies.
- The author had to use an Android emulator and later purchased an Android phone as a backup to access necessary insurance information.
- This experience changed the author's stance on walled gardens, advocating for more open ecosystems and worldwide DMA-like laws.