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I disagree. Apple is monopolistic at every turn. Example: My Garmin watch is not "Made For Apple" certified, probably because Garmin thinks that revealing thei
by exabrial 4y ago
I disagree. Apple is monopolistic at every turn.
Example: My Garmin watch is not "Made For Apple" certified, probably because Garmin thinks that revealing their secrets to Apple, a direct competitor, is a bad idea. As a result, the Garmin Connect App does not get the same priv level and first class treatment on iOS.
Besides, all Apple has to do is say, "if it's not a MFI accessory, then you're on your own, good luck, but something with the MFI tag next time". Actively shutting down the competition is a monopolistic behavior.
- vlovich123 4y agoAFAIK the MFA program doesn’t require you to reveal your IP at all. It does require you to add a chip which adds nontrivial cost to your BOM and takes up a nontrivial amount of space and power, things Apple doesn’t need to do for their own products as that’s neatly integrated in SW. So it does give Apple a meaningful advantage in any space they want to start competing with a partner, but access to IP is not it. Being able to run BI on your app and class of apps to understand market opportunity is also a thing they can do (and do) to understand if a space is worth competing in / focusing on.