Jason Cross: This is a hard category
to grade because it’s a potpourri of
various things. Apple’s accessories
were hit-and-miss. Apple’s MagSafe
stuff was disappointing and
overpriced, for example. On the other
hand, the Solo Loop band for the
Apple Watch is quite good (despite
some early sizing challenges).
Apple’s move to eliminate power
adapters from most of its products
is ultimately the right call, but the
adapters it sells should be better
and cheaper.
The company’s heavy-handed
approach to developers started to
come to a head this year, and while
it’s hard to find a clear hero or villain
in this fight, it’s probably true that
Apple needs to loosen up the reins
quite a bit. Grade: C
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