He was told the usual: laws, security, geopolitics. But then he stumbled across something odd – an old post claiming someone had tracked their AirPods using Find My on Baengnyeong Island, a remote Korean territory. If the feature was illegal under Korean law, he thought, why did it work there? […] users were able to find lost backpacks, wallets and AirPods for the first time, along with some long-overdue peace of mind.
I wonder if it had something to do with the relationship between Apple and Samsung…
How so? Having a bad relationship doesn’t mean you nerf your own products or solicit legal advice from a competitor.
Samsung is responsible for almost a quarter of South Korea’s GDP, that is gigantic, they have a huge influence over the government.
Who knows what deals Apple and Samsung had made? This could absolutely be something they negotiated.
Samsung make more from selling screens to apple than they do selling phones, so the relationship isn’t as clear-cut as moist assume