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Re:Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones by wobfan on Tuesday March 18, 2025 @01:47PM (#43402383)
This is (I guess) not what OP meant. Apple obviously also gains financially from blokcing everything outside of there ecosystem, mainly because the majority of Apple users will only buy Apple hardware. Obviously, yeah, keeping the hardware a bit more safe also helps, but the main financial gain is definitely not coming from this.
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Re:Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones by ch4s3 on Tuesday March 18, 2025 @01:51PM (#43402439)
Note that I said seamless AND secure. Having preferential treatment for a limited set of well known hardware makes the experience seamless. I like the secure and easy hand-off between apple devices. I wouldn't want to give up the security to make it work.
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Re:Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones by lern_too_spel on Tuesday March 18, 2025 @02:29PM (#43402980)
> I wouldn't want to give up the security to make it work

Android shows that you don't have to.

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