Very true. The same is also true in other situations where the dominant player creates a &quot;walled garden&quot;[1] over which they have complete control, as with Apple (although in that regard, I expect much of the HN user base is happy to be subjected to the joys of that particular walled garden).<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Closed_platform" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Closed_platform</a>