04-30-2015, 01:30 AM
rjmacs wrote:
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Until you have to pay royalties to Apple to use their patented watch strap connector....
I wonder if that will actually be a consideration.
Apple would want the designs of the bands themselves copied, but the band to watch bit might not be a problem.
Being able to buy third party bands might be a tacit selling point.
After all, the new MB uses an industry standard albeit not yet widely used connector.
Eventually, perhaps. How long did Apple make third-party cable manufacturers wait before they licensed the "genuine" technology for lightning connectors?
Yep, just like Magsafe, FireWire, Thunderbolt, all were either expensive to license or never licensed. I am curious which way Apple leans on watch bands.