Re: Walled Garden or Prison
Apple is willing to let its proprietary stuff become part of standards, which they would not do if they were interested in lock in.
They offered Lightning's physical spec to the USB standards org when they were designing USB-C. The physical design for their magnetic connection to align wireless chargers is part of the Qi-2 standard.
If they wanted lock in, they would keep stuff like that proprietary. They want stuff that's better.
I could easily see them extending bluetooth for better audio quality if the standard isn't already doing that itself. It would still be "bluetooth" and operate like bluetooth when you use an iPhone with non Apple earphones or use AirPods with a non Apple device, but could be better when used as a pair. If they did so, they would most likely offer that enhancement to the BT standards org.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
