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by gerardnll 3422 days ago
"Knowing apple their interest probably isn't aligned with their users interest." Explain cases please.
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While going in-depth with this would be fun, it think mentioning some of the proprietary cables they force onto their users is one simple example:

    * Non-standard headphone connectors (to force license costs onto manufacturer)
    * Proprietary bluetooth codec (to force license costs onto manufacturers)
    * Not using USB connectors on phones even though they were a part of the EU
      group that concluded that all phones have to have USB connectors