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That second paragraph really nails it.

I had that exact conversation with Chamberlain about MyQ garage door openers. They make it difficult to integrate with and their stated reasons are all about security.

But they'll constantly try to get you to work with their (presumably paying) partners that have far more privileges than you as the lowly product owner.

There isn't a great business case for the latter, so it languishes.