From an observation standpoint seeing how Microsoft behaved in the 90's and onward, they (Apple) are behaving very similarly - almost exactly with what MS did for Windows back then. I have a growing distaste for Apple corporate/mgmt each day even though I am surrounded by their devices.
They will get away with this, we let them. They have no incentive to be better.
And had a device end connector that didn’t change every other model. Some phones used standard connectors for that but plenty didn’t, and manufacturers would sometimes change the connector without rhyme or reason.
2012 Lightening 480Mb/s
2023 USB 80,000 Mb/s
2023 Lightening 480 Mb/s
They were quite happy knowing once you bought Apple, you kept Apple or you lost all your accessories.
They're still playing the same game now. My Airpods work grate on iPhone, but they only connect to some non-apple devices over bluetooth (not PS5), and when they do connect, if the mic is on the audio is awful.