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Originally Posted by CubicleGeek
To try to corner the entire accessory market unless the 3rd party pays a hefty licensing fee is ridiculous.
I bet it won't be long until these knock-off companies figure out how the phone is detecting whether it is an endorsed cable or not and just build it in themselves.
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I came across some articles today about some Chinese companies that have hacked the sensor or chip inside "authorized" Apple cables and have been able to fool IOS7 (beta) into thinking that the after-market cable is legit or authorized.
But yah, it's just Apples way of getting a piece of the market. It's smart, from a business perspective, but we'll see how well it'll work out.
They'll make a good chunk of money off of doing this cable swap thing.