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by TheLoafOfBread 837 days ago
> every iPhone owner bought the product knowing damn well that Apple keeps the OS locked down

No, average owner has no idea. But they will be relentlessly asking why your application is not supporting iOS
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jamwil 837 days ago
Average owner with no idea is the exact person who benefits most from a locked down OS.

The rest of us are free to choose something else.

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TheLoafOfBread 837 days ago
So how is a 3rd party going to give support to a customer with iPhone, if Apple will ban such 3rd party for whatever reason?

Let's say that given 3rd party is making a device, which can be controlled via Bluetooth from Windows, Android, MacOS and iOS. They don't make any money on any applications, but from the device.

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