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To add, this would disincentivize companies from pursuing novel Research and Development. Why would a company invest a lot of money to develop hardware if they
by cyberpsychosis 1y ago
To add, this would disincentivize companies from pursuing novel Research and Development. Why would a company invest a lot of money to develop hardware if they will be eventually forced to open it up to some random competitor? If I was a competitor to Apple I would lobby hard to obtain access and not do any R&D of my own.
- bigglywiggler 1y agoRight? Why spend money and effort to R&D actually interesting devices if you can just make cheapo compatible slop instead?
- troupo 1y agoOh no. How did we ever live without companies spending money and effort between the invention of computers and now.
- bigglywiggler 1y agoWe didn't. There has been constant innovation from then up until now.
- troupo 1y agoIndeed. Yet you claim that opening platforms somehow prevents companies from investing in R&D
- bigglywiggler 1y agoIt does when a company has spent R&D to create a closed platform specifically for their customers. The closed platform is Apple's USP, their features are better because they only have to develop and support them for their devices.