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Alleged Photo of USB Cable with Smaller Dock Connector Surfaces
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Roll with it!
As a photographer I am used to buying all sorts of products from different brands, I just unbox and plug without bitching about the cables compatibility, it is a bonus to have stuff using the same connectors yes but if they don't you just roll with it.
I live in Dubai and travel worldwide every week so even for the iPhone/iPad/MagSafe connector I am used to carrying all the different "plugs", I can plug a European one on a UK one with the help of any sharp object.
I have no problem whatsoever adapting to a new smaller form of a cable, I just got delivery of a Retina MacBook Pro for which I bought a Thunderbolt external storage which needed a separately sold TB cable and while at the Apple reseller store I also bought a MagSafe 2 adaptor, NO BIG DEAL.
A big deal was not being able to buy a TB display for my late 2008 MacBook Pro.
Life is too short to bitch about little progress in life.
As a photographer I am used to buying all sorts of products from different brands, I just unbox and plug without bitching about the cables compatibility, it is a bonus to have stuff using the same connectors yes but if they don't you just roll with it.
I live in Dubai and travel worldwide every week so even for the iPhone/iPad/MagSafe connector I am used to carrying all the different "plugs", I can plug a European one on a UK one with the help of any sharp object.
I have no problem whatsoever adapting to a new smaller form of a cable, I just got delivery of a Retina MacBook Pro for which I bought a Thunderbolt external storage which needed a separately sold TB cable and while at the Apple reseller store I also bought a MagSafe 2 adaptor, NO BIG DEAL.
A big deal was not being able to buy a TB display for my late 2008 MacBook Pro.
Life is too short to bitch about little progress in life.
Maybe it has usb 3 and thunderbolt support (not this pic obviously but maybe it's optional) and they wanted those technologies to become more mainstream first......
So much sturm and drang over a cable!
Yes, we will need an adaptor for extant docks and such, and unless the adaptors cost a fortune (which I doubt), I don't quite see the problem.
Much emotional intensity expended on a cable.
I will avoid the "first world..." cliche, but it does seem a tad excessive.
Just saying...
Yes, we will need an adaptor for extant docks and such, and unless the adaptors cost a fortune (which I doubt), I don't quite see the problem.
Much emotional intensity expended on a cable.
I will avoid the "first world..." cliche, but it does seem a tad excessive.
Just saying...
That really wouldn't matter as there are all ready plenty of Macs with Thunderbolt out there. Apple could sell these as an extra accessory. I'd definitely buy one.
Changing the dock connector might render the new iPhone useless in cars with respective integration. Bluetooth will obviously still work, but when you've dropped a couple of hundreds on the integration, you'll think twice about switching to the new iPhone. I hope they'll either not change the connector or provide a solution with adapters.
I bet there will be some kind of adapter. But it will probably have to use active circuitry so it will probably cost $29.
The other issue is that it would also have to support the phone as well, if it was an actual dock adapter.
If Apple doesn't make an adapter, someone else will.
Support, as in hold the phone? Not a problem with the headphone jack on the bottom. Dock connector plus headphone plug would be fairly sturdy.
I'm sure there will be an adapter of some sort.
And honestly who cares so much about the 30 pin? It's been around for over 10 years. Time to move on to something smaller. I use my cable just to charge. 99% of the time I'm using bluetooth in the car or Airplay for media.
So much for doubling down on secrecy. Steve never would have allowed this. It looks exactly the same but taller! Apple is doomed.
No doubt! Thank goodness they are replacing it with another proprietary connector though, would hate to see something as blah as micro usb like the rest of the mobile phone world uses.
