Why Apple Won't Adopt a Wireless Charging Standard

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As the battle for mobile dominance continues among three wireless charging standards, with many smartphone and wearable makers having already chosen sides, Apple continues to sit on the sideline (http://www.computerworld.com/article/2896775/why-apple-may-go-its-own-way-with-wireless-charging.html). While the new Apple Watch uses a tightly coupled magnetic inductive wireless charging technology, it still requires a cable. The only advantage is that no port is required, allowing the watch case to remain sealed and water resistant. The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, however, remain without any form of wireless charging, either tightly coupled inductive or more loosely coupled resonant charging. Over the past few years, Apple has filed patents (https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=PCTUS2010056240) on its own flavor of wireless charging, a "near field" or resonant technology, but no products have as yet come to market. If and when it does select a technology, it will likely be its own proprietary specification, which ensures accessory makers will have to pay royalties to use it.
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/15/03/13/2323256/why-apple-wont-adopt-a-wireless-charging-standard