I really don't see Apple making this technology exclusive as there would be little point and no economic gain doing so.
If this technology is unique and advanced enough to provide a discriminator between Apple products and those of their competitors, then there's all the point you need.
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Originally Posted by wizard69
For Apple to really benefit they need to derive income from this technology and licensing is the right way to do that.
Apple isn't deriving any direct income from their acquisition of Siri. They give the resulting tech (also named Siri) away for free as a "feature" of the iPhone, and evidence suggests that there has been significant economic gain for having done so.
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I really don't see Apple making this technology exclusive as there would be little point and no economic gain doing so.
If this technology is unique and advanced enough to provide a discriminator between Apple products and those of their competitors, then there's all the point you need.
For Apple to really benefit they need to derive income from this technology and licensing is the right way to do that.
Apple isn't deriving any direct income from their acquisition of Siri. They give the resulting tech (also named Siri) away for free as a "feature" of the iPhone, and evidence suggests that there has been significant economic gain for having done so.
I don't think you understand the Apple MO.
Thompson