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Does the Google Ecosystem Actually Work? Pixel Fold + Pixel Watch + Chromebook Plus (youtube.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A good video to share with those who refuse to leave their bubble.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I really hate the idea of ecosystem, a way to lock you in. Kde Connect is a much better system imo.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think this conflates "ecosystem" with "closed ecosystem" or "walled garden."

I agree that closed ecosystems are frustrating lock-in tactics. But open ecosystems exist - KDE connect actually shows a good example. It was built for the KDE ecosystem (desktop environment, apps, and services that integrate and work well with each other), but makes the protocol open, so clients can exist for Gnome, and other platforms.

I recognize this is mostly semantics, but wanted to call it out because I think the integration and interoperability afforded by an "ecosystem" is extremely user friendly in general. It only becomes a problem when it is weaponized to lock you in.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Yes I agree in that sense, but we both know they don't mean an open ecosystem whenever it's mentioned. Other than KDE Connect I can't think of any other example of open ecosystem.