Apple's 'Walled Garden' under fire in lawsuit
Washington (AFP) - Call it a "walled garden" or an ecosystem, but at the heart of Thursday's blockbuster US lawsuit against Apple are the many ways the company gets customers to remain faithful to its products. Apple versus PCsVery early on in its nearly half-century history, Apple made a decision that its products were to stand out alone and shouldn't be combined with products from other companies. With fans touting its better design and easier interface, Apple computers often drew the vitriol of PC users who equated its products as a technological straitjacket, denying users flexibility to a...