closed ecosystem
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The Earth is a closed ecosystem.
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Still, it comes with the usual trade-offs: a closed ecosystem that requires your whole household to be completely enmeshed in Apple’s universe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
It is, effectively, a closed ecosystem and that keeps it secure.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2024
Many vendors have business models that do just the opposite: create a closed ecosystem so that the client would have difficulty integrating with competing products.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2024
One of the things I think is interesting is that it’s not really clear upfront whether an open or closed ecosystem is going to be better.
From The Verge ● Jul. 26, 2022
Make an app for the iPhone and it works only on Apple hardware—the same sort of closed ecosystem that sank the Mac's fortunes against Windows.
From Slate ● Jan. 7, 2010
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