Have we ever seen another company like Apple create world class hardware (the M4 chip in the iPad Pro is the worlds fastest single core chip) then actively make it a worse product by kneecapping it through software or artificial restrictions, not because of technical necessity, but to maintain control, extract rent, or block competition?
Have we ever seen another company like Apple create world class hardware (the M4 chip in the iPad Pro is the worlds fastest single core chip) then actively make it a worse product by kneecapping it through software or artificial restrictions, not because of technical necessity, but to maintain control, extract rent, or block competition?