The difference is that apple is and always was, explicitly a closed platform. Ta...

shwouchk on Dec 27, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Japan to crack down on Apple and Google app store ...

The difference is that apple is and always was, explicitly a closed platform. Take it or leave it.

Google on the other hand, tried to market android as an open platform with eg many OEMs producing hardware for it, but the reality is that they are anything but.