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Originally Posted by ericsson View Post
An ecosystem in phone-context means a self sustained market for commerce where all levels and all needed units exist to sustain it. That is why it is called ecosystem - a self sustained system. The goal is not the system itself, but the end user. The end user must feel that the ecosystem increases the value of the phone, and therefore he is willing to pay, and thus contributes sustaining the system and making it grow. A big mall with stores, cafees, restaurants and so on. An ecosystem needs consumers.
Hmmm no, I don't think the term 'ecosystem' in smartphone context points to an exclusively commercial 'market for commerce'.

What's stopping a FOSS-compatible ecosystem to coexist with other ecosystems that are available for said device?

You can have community run contentRepo with distribution channels, which would serve as the hub to connect FOSS developers or free/open-licensed content creators with their endusers and this will be a self sustaining cycle on its own.

Note that I never advocated nor suggested an exclusively FOSS 'ecosystem' for said platform/device.

A FOSS ecosystem tends to become only about building the system, building the core structure in an atmosphere were most of the consumers also are the producers. It is self sustained and all, but never gets polished enough to attract paying customers. For the average user it is a half finished and empty mall where no one understands the meaning of the word service. Such a system is OK for developers, but totally uninteresting for consumers.
That has been the existing model, because there was no appStore and *nix devices were not that accessible to the endusers.

I believe if a FOSS-repo (with appstore-like frontend to communicate and 'inform' the endusers) is tacked on to one of the smartphone ecosystem (android or MeeGo), then it can thrive because they're currently getting a lot of public attention.

It's one of the prime motivator for non commercial developers.
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