The intention is to not allow hardware vendors to give themselves an edge on said hardware when it comes to software and services. You can sell hardware just f

The intention is to not allow hardware vendors to give themselves an edge on said hardware when it comes to software and services. You can sell hardware just fine without having to disclose anything . When you want your "hardware" to become a "platform" and offer a lot of other services on it (including distributing third party software) then you have to provide a level playing field. And you being very large means that you can afford to add another API to the documentation.