Editing Closed platform (section)

{{Short description|System where a single company controls an entire ecosystem}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}

A '''closed platform''', '''walled garden''', or '''closed ecosystem'''<ref>{{cite news|journal=Tech-FAQ.com|url=http://www.tech-faq.com/escaping-the-walled-gardens.html|access-date=7 October 2012|title=Escaping the Walled Gardens in the Clouds|author=Memetic, Daniel }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |access-date=7 October 2012 |title=Interview With Rosabeth Moss Kanter, author of ''SuperCorp'' (2009): No Matter How Big You Are, Diversify or Die |year=2009 |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:qDC020M2JUcJ:www.ericsson.com/res/thecompany/docs/publications/business-review/2012/issue2/no_matter_how_big_you_are-diversify_or_die.pdf+walled+garden+closed+ecosystem&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjS_b9ue9XY9v0uolPIP5YYXRqBMXVeHto80_d1oGdvvPQJHEyGpOozVi6S9ij4bs5J1e-w_3QqgkT0Y1ZB8uYCLCeWfiXTO3qPBtxgaj69muA8jqvcVMnWhV-Uf1v5FtBq3ppl&sig=AHIEtbRNCHLT2316S0n_5_vTRYmuqzsnig |author=Smith, Nicholas |journal=Ericsson.com Company Docs}}</ref> is a [[software system]] wherein the carrier or service provider has control over [[software application|applications]], [[digital content|content]], and/or [[Digital media|media]], and restricts convenient access to non-approved applicants or content. This is in contrast to an [[open platform]], wherein consumers generally have unrestricted access to applications and content.