retiolus@lemmy.cat to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前Why do all these companies developing privatised software use the word "Open"? Real question.message-squaremessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up1384arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up1376arrow-down1message-squareWhy do all these companies developing privatised software use the word "Open"? Real question.retiolus@lemmy.cat to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前message-square67fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePlayer2@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 年前I’m pretty sure someone like my parents has no idea what that even means, though I guess many of these companies might just be targeting younger people more likely to know
minus-square3arn0wl@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 年前Surely the idea of open or free is always going to play better than closed, locked down and proprietary…? idk
minus-squarePlayer2@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 年前Hey, people view something as locked down and proprietary as the Apple ecosystem as a good thing, so not really sure about that.
minus-squareTroy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 年前They just use different language. Vetted. Secure. Walled garden. And suddenly people are okay with it.
minus-square3arn0wl@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 年前It’s hard to know for sure why people opt for Apple products… It could be any number of things.
I’m pretty sure someone like my parents has no idea what that even means, though I guess many of these companies might just be targeting younger people more likely to know
Surely the idea of open or free is always going to play better than closed, locked down and proprietary…? idk
Hey, people view something as locked down and proprietary as the Apple ecosystem as a good thing, so not really sure about that.
They just use different language. Vetted. Secure. Walled garden. And suddenly people are okay with it.
It’s hard to know for sure why people opt for Apple products… It could be any number of things.