Comment by Eddy_Viscosity2
3 years ago
If Apple made third party cables not work or work poorly it would be the same. But now they can't do that even if they wanted to.
I would be happy to have to throw out ink cartridges I currently use due to a law change if it meant that forever onwards I knew I could buy third party ink and use it without issues. This would also have the effect of lowering OEM ink prices because they would have to compete. Free markets only work when there is competition.
> If Apple made third party cables not work or work poorly it would be the same.
Indeed, if the situation were different, it would be the same as this one, but it’s not.
Are you in favor of printers with proprietary ink or phones with proprietary cables which can be sold at exorbitant margins or what about toasters with proprietary bread? I think this is bad myself, but you are free to differ.