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Re:Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones by culi on Tuesday March 18, 2025 @01:50PM (#43402417)
Firefox is also frequently criticized for not implementing certain APIs because of security concerns. There was a post on this site just the other day about their lack of support for WebUSB for exactly this reason

It's not unique to Apple. And we should take security seriously. To people who are technically literate and think they can navigate security risks it's not a big deal but people's entire lives are frequently turned upside down by scams and security loopholes

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Re:Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones by celsoazevedo on Tuesday March 18, 2025 @01:56PM (#43402510)
The main difference is that with Firefox no one can use the API. Apple seems to be happy to implement APIs... but only their own products can use them.
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Re:Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones by frollogaston on Tuesday March 18, 2025 @03:29PM (#43403879)
Like with headphones. Only AirPods and Beats (owned by Apple) headphones can use their proprietary extensions on top of Bluetooth for improved pairing or better headset-mode quality. Then they removed the jack to wipe out the rest.
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Re:Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones by culi on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @10:37AM (#43412601)
So then why did almost all other major smartphone brands follow Apple's lead in removing the headphone jack?
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Re:Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones by frollogaston on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @12:07PM (#43413850)
AirPods bring in like $18B yearly revenue, a win for Apple. Others figured they could try the same thing.
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