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Culture is a very hard thing to change at any company, including in the face of existential threats. Look at what's happening at Google with AI.

"We are a walled garden and will not interoperate or tolerate alternatives" is in Apple's DNA, and no decision maker at any level at the company will risk suggesting otherwise for fear of being branded a traitor, even if it is a very good idea.

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    We are a walled garden and will not interoperate or tolerate alternatives"

No. Before Apple got their monopoly they absolutely begged developers, even tried to shame them, for not developing for MacOS. They evened threatened lawsuits against Microsoft.

Yes this is true, GP should have specified "iOS" where it's in Apple's interest to be a walled garden. Apple argument in any case is not based on logical consistency, but rather what is in Apple's interest. If they really viewed unauthorized apps as so dangerous, I would expect they'd lock down macOS more too. When it's Mac where they would be harmed from being hyper closed, they are open and compatible because it suits their interest, and this is something Steve Jobs learned the hard way. Apple is definitely very good at learning from the past.

> They evened threatened lawsuits against Microsoft.

Because Microsoft reneged on a deal. You make Apple sound petulant when they were standing up to a 800lb coercive monopoly.

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