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It has to do with a law about 'tied sales' where you can't sell something that requires people to buy a second thing in order to for the first thing to work.

vlovich123 5y ago
Tied sales are about requiring you to buy another of your products only, no? Like if I buy a remote control without batteries included, that's not a tied sale. Is it a tied sale because to get the full fast speed charging it has to be Apple or Apple-licensed in some way because they don't fully support PD? EDIT: > But the judge rejected the argument, saying the cable didn't work with wall adapters lacking a USB-C port, with which the Apple charger was designed. I really don't follow this reasoning. It sounds more like Apple is having some political trouble in Brazil and this is the evolution of it.
- gwoplock 5y ago
  > I really don't follow this reasoning. It sounds more like Apple is having some political trouble in Brazil and this is the evolution of it. Hadn't thought about that but I think that's the real take here. Since I can't make sense of any other reason they gave.
changoplatanero 5y ago
Is one allowed to sell a bicycle in brazil without also selling a pump for the tires?
- tremon 5y ago
  Only if the nozzles are industry-standard. If you sell a bike with pentalobe-shaped nozzles and only you make such pumps, you must include the pump with the sale.
  - gwoplock 5y ago
    > Only if the nozzles are industry-standard. If you sell a bike with pentalobe-shaped nozzles and only you make such pumps, you must include the pump with the sale But this is more akin to shipping with an adaptor to the standard nozzle but not the pump. And you can buy 3rd party pumps and adaptors with whatever ends you want.
  - Kranar 5y ago
    Are you just making this up?
bombcar 5y ago
How do companies like Milwaukee get away with selling bare tools in Brasil? https://www.milwaukeebrasil.com/rebitador-m18-fuel-onekey-2660 https://www.milwaukeebrasil.com/rebitador-m18-fuel-onekey-26... Apparently they do, I suspect Apple didn't put the required "ugly sticker" on the box.
balfirevic 5y ago
Can you sell a gaming console without the screen?

vlovich123 5y ago

Tied sales are about requiring you to buy another of your products only, no? Like if I buy a remote control without batteries included, that's not a tied sale. Is it a tied sale because to get the full fast speed charging it has to be Apple or Apple-licensed in some way because they don't fully support PD? EDIT: > But the judge rejected the argument, saying the cable didn't work with wall adapters lacking a USB-C port, with which the Apple charger was designed. I really don't follow this reasoning. It sounds more like Apple is having some political trouble in Brazil and this is the evolution of it.

gwoplock 5y ago
> I really don't follow this reasoning. It sounds more like Apple is having some political trouble in Brazil and this is the evolution of it. Hadn't thought about that but I think that's the real take here. Since I can't make sense of any other reason they gave.

changoplatanero 5y ago

Is one allowed to sell a bicycle in brazil without also selling a pump for the tires?

tremon 5y ago
Only if the nozzles are industry-standard. If you sell a bike with pentalobe-shaped nozzles and only you make such pumps, you must include the pump with the sale.
- gwoplock 5y ago
  > Only if the nozzles are industry-standard. If you sell a bike with pentalobe-shaped nozzles and only you make such pumps, you must include the pump with the sale But this is more akin to shipping with an adaptor to the standard nozzle but not the pump. And you can buy 3rd party pumps and adaptors with whatever ends you want.
- Kranar 5y ago
  Are you just making this up?

bombcar 5y ago

How do companies like Milwaukee get away with selling bare tools in Brasil? https://www.milwaukeebrasil.com/rebitador-m18-fuel-onekey-2660 https://www.milwaukeebrasil.com/rebitador-m18-fuel-onekey-26... Apparently they do, I suspect Apple didn't put the required "ugly sticker" on the box.

balfirevic 5y ago

Can you sell a gaming console without the screen?