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It would be great to see Apple do the same... They have done this with Apple music (support on Android), if it will help you sell more watches/subscriptions would it hurt?

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I think Apple had to decide between making the Apple Watch an open-ish platform; allowing watch companies to make "shells" around it with their own style or just allow Android watches to connect so that people can get their styles from the various Android OEMs. They chose the latter, probably because they want full control over the Apple Watch from soup to nuts.

I'm sure AndroidWear will not be allowed the same tight integration the Apple Watch has, the same way many Google services and apps on iOS are hobbled. There's an element of, "Oh they want crap? Then give them crap," here.

Its also depressing that the narrative here is, "OMG They're letting us use some peripherals of our choice with our phones? How generous!" Its sad how far we've fallen from actually being able to use the things we buy.

I doubt it. THis move makes iPhone the only phone compliant with all the smartwatches. I don't think Apple wants to change that.

If that was the case, they wouldn't have put Apple Music on Android, seeing as Google Music was already on iOS.

Worth noting that Apple releasing Apple Music on Android is the exception to the rule - what other 1st-party Apple software/apps are available on Android?

Also, Apple Music on Android isn't even released yet :-/

They're releasing an android app to compete with Spotify on the family accounts, it's quite likely that at least one member of a family doesn't own an iPhone and uses an android phone. These families would use Spotify (or any other cross platform service) instead of apple music.

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