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Systems + Desired Traits

We were talking today about how the openness (or closedness) of a system affects the attributes that the system creates, fosters, or otherwise cherishes. In my mind, a more closed system seems to enable (promote?) design, and open systems seem to enable better performance. In the case of Apple – a famously closed system – apps are […]

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