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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Their stuff is designed to specifically work with their stuff, and that’s a big part of their IP.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

The I in IP stands for intelectual; AKA, the clever things they reached with their thoughts. The artificial limitations are not IP, simply mechanisms they included exclusivity. They needn't be clever. if (!apple) { rejectApp(); hideDocs() } is not IP.