"#Apple & #Google's mobile #duopoly is held together with chewing gum, twine, and moral vacuity.
The whole facade of the duopolist's power hinges on the false claim that stores create #security.
Instead of protecting us, #appstores reward platform vendors for failure and foster centralising, anti-OpenSource ecosystems. #Opensocieties cannot abide #closedplatforms that assert ownership of this much of our lives, not when claims of security are based on misrepresentations."
https://infrequently.org/2026/01/naked-power/

The #openWeb is often cited as the »perfect« counter-example to #closedplatforms: however, the #reality also shows clear #downsides that are too often ignored. //cc @elmine, @ton https://eicker.news/@technews/112473566161559430