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> This raises antitrust issues (using dominance in one market to control another market).

No it doesn’t. Patents are a explicitly a time-limited, government-granted monopoly on a particular innovation.

Patents were originally established to create a financial reward which encourages investment and invention. Patents are often abused of course, but incentivizing the creation of an innovative tiny and durable connector is exactly what a patent is designed to do.




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