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Apple’s walled
garden: search products/services available.
A closed platform, walled garden or closed ecosystem is a software system where the carrier or service provider has control over applications, content, and media, and restricts convenient access to non-approved applications or content. This is in contrast to an open platform, where consumers have unrestricted access to applications, content, and much more. Apple iOS and other devices, which are restricted to running pre-approved applications from a digital distribution service.