If the consumers, including the symbioses (nicest term I could think of for accessory companies) don't actually stand up to Apple and demand they conform to the

If the consumers, including the symbioses (nicest term I could think of for accessory companies) don't actually stand up to Apple and demand they conform to the standards the rest of the world do, then of course you have to expect that they'll do what they can to ensure the survival of their exclusive ecosystem that generates the money consumers are willing to spend. Though for many of the accessory companies, this is great news for them. They get to resell you all the products you previously bought with nothing but a new docking connector.