When they really need to. But they'll fight it hard! Apple's business model is to lock everything down -- very closed indeed. This does not align with the goals of bitcoin, at least, how I perceive them.
tl;dr Apple = closed. BTC = open.
tl;dr Apple = closed. BTC = open.
It sounds you have never built anything yourself before.
Apple's business model isn't to lock everything down. To build the best possible product, you need to control everything. It is that simple. The less control you have, the probability you have a lesser quality product is high. Why do you think animations on old iPhones are smoother than octacore Samsung devices? Because they design their own processors.
Like previous posts said, Apple will either acquire a crypto-currency company with great tech (e.g Ripple) or build their own...welcome to AppleCoin
