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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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