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It's well known Jobs policy and strategy. "One standard port, two proprietary ports" is the version I've seen, the standard port is for ingestion and export, pr
by numpad0 2y ago
It's well known Jobs policy and strategy. "One standard port, two proprietary ports" is the version I've seen, the standard port is for ingestion and export, proprietary ports are for sharing within tight knit Apple circles.
Variants of this principle is seen everywhere throughout their systems and architectural designs, thankfully backfiring often enough that Apple isn't taking over PC any time soon.
- Nevermark 2y agoApple would quite rightly view taking 100% of the PC industry as unnecessarily sacrificing vast profits and the margins that generate those profits. They manage pricing to maximize industry profit share, not marketshare.