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Re:Your App Is Not Better than an Open Protocol by TeMPOraL on Thursday February 19, 2015 @11:39AM (#9074956)
While their plug can be defended on engineering grounds, I'd ask a different question - why lock down Bluetooth to Apple devices only? iPhones were perfectly able to exchange data with non-Apple devices until at some point they weren't.
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Re:Your App Is Not Better than an Open Protocol by Retric on Thursday February 19, 2015 @11:50AM (#9075045)
You can still use iPhones with car's built in systems so it's not really Apple only.

If you mean accessories like wireless keyboards I think the same 'just works' arguments directly apply. There are lot's of terrable 3rd party products out there.

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Re:Your App Is Not Better than an Open Protocol by xg15 on Thursday February 19, 2015 @05:05PM (#9077414)
Of you redefine "just works" as "just works if you own a product from our carefully curated list of authorized accessories", then yes...
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