Gregory's Server@wtrmt They definitely have a point in that the whole thing is ridiculous and shouldn't be necessary, and maybe there is indeed an exploitative markup... but that's the fault of apple in the first place and just typical modern commerce in the second.
And yeah the op went ahead and put the whole thing through a xenophobic and weirdly corporate bootlicky lens 🤷♀️
@sinvega this whole licensing business — the business of making money limiting your product— in the end just waste the company resources that could be employed in making better and more interesting products.
Can I sing Karaoke in this new car?
Other markets are brimming with special needs and opportunities to design great products.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-11/bmw-missing-out-on-china-s-karaoke-fans-exposes-digital-car-gap