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They're going to eliminate the alternate market for health monitoring. By providing a first party solution they can block all external apps, and require all thi
by hahainternet 13y ago
They're going to eliminate the alternate market for health monitoring. By providing a first party solution they can block all external apps, and require all third party solutions to adhere to their requirements.
Controlling yet another market segment with a mandatory 30% cost.
- spullara 13y agoOr it could be more like Passbook where each sensor contributes to the Healthbook. That would be more in line with their previous efforts.
- hahainternet 13y agoRight, but the point is that each sensor works for Apple. Pays the MFI fee, the app pays the 30% fee and no other solution is permitted. Apple gets your health data, the manufacturer gets nothing, developers get nothing. Apple once again sits as the unflappable middleman taking a cut of everyone's money.