So why hell does Macrumors confuse the **** out of us with a picture of the new 5 pin cable? So the new 5 pin cable will be $19 (the current price of one) and will sell adapters that connect 30 pin to 5 pin? Is that what I'm getting at?
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Apple Will Be Only Supplier of New Dock Connector Adapter
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So why hell does Macrumors confuse the **** out of us with a picture of the new 5 pin cable? So the new 5 pin cable will be $19 (the current price of one) and will sell adapters that connect 30 pin to 5 pin? Is that what I'm getting at?
I don't think their intentions were really to make it a "value bundle", apple just likes the number $29 over the number $30.
As soon as they release the phone, they'll make the specifications available to MFi partners, so anyone else can make them.
Just out of curiosity, is there any particular reason (other than it being proprietary so they can make more money) that apple cannot use a standard USB plug like every other phone in the world?
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Yep, and those cables will have dock connectors that fall off after one use, or loose internals that give only an intermittent connection, and require sufficient replacements that lifetime-for-lifetime it costs the same to buy the branded cable.
So, they don't work. Just look at the reviews.
I have a generic cable. It disconnects and reconnects my iPhone every 5 minutes. Worthless.
Too the ones saying it's too expensive, what, do you expect it to be $5?And I'm sure that the cable itself won't be exclusive. And it's not an $18 profit! >.< They have much more to pay for aside from the parts.
I had just about enough of apple and their BS overpricing if this is true. About ready to dump the entire ecosystem with the exception of my mac mini. The elongated screen is rediculous, just give us what we want.
What is the issue here? Every iPhone 5 should come with the new style cable in the box, so the adapter is only necessary if you want to use old style cables or if you have old dock connector accessories.
I mean $10 is a lot for an adapter, but as long as you can charge/sync the phone fine without one I don't see any issue.
Obviously I would rather they put it in the box, but maybe not everyone would use it? Also $$$$ for them.
I mean $10 is a lot for an adapter, but as long as you can charge/sync the phone fine without one I don't see any issue.
Obviously I would rather they put it in the box, but maybe not everyone would use it? Also $$$$ for them.
Yes. Each device that ships with the new dock connector will have the new cable in the box.
The adaptors in question are for 30-pin devices (a.k.a. "legacy").
Just to show their "good faith" and that the change of connector was to allow for a newer, "better" (smaller, to leave place for other things) technology and not a scam to make even more money with adapters and new accessories, Apple should give a free adapter with any new product with the new connector, and/or make them available at cost price afterwards.
Sometimes, Apple, when you're raking in the cash like no other company in the world, it promotes goodwill to not rape your customers buy charging ridiculous prices on a cable that only you can produce.
That "good faith" would cost them millions of dollars they'd rather keep and delay the ultimate goal, which is to convert over the new standard as quickly as possible.
These kinds of things sound good on paper, but are not based in reality.
If Apple do this, then I will not be buying their new phone - or any products from there on. That is a SHOCKING mark up, and I personally will not stand for them ripping off their loyal customers, yet again. They obviously don't care about my opinion, but I hope others speak with action here too.
I hope this is all a pile of BS.
I hope this is all a pile of BS.
Okay, I'm confused. Is this saying that the only way to get a charging cable is to pay for it from Apple? Cause the one in the image looks identical to the cable you receive in the box just with the new connector end?
Or is this a cable for making physical iPod and iPhone docks able to support the new iPhone 5, in that case I can't see how this adapts anything, you can't remove the 30pin connector from a dock.
Am I just being dumb? Please fill in.
Or is this a cable for making physical iPod and iPhone docks able to support the new iPhone 5, in that case I can't see how this adapts anything, you can't remove the 30pin connector from a dock.
Am I just being dumb? Please fill in.
THE NEW CABLE WILL COME WITH IPHONE 5! The adapter is not necessary unless you use your phone threw a 30 pin stero such as the Bose dock stero system
Tim Cooks backyard some cleaning
he will use the 100 million change
it is normal, look around all the apple cables ...
the more and more apple becomes powerful they will become monster cable company
Hey apple, what happened to the new iMac, Mac Mini, too much time spend on designing 8PIN adapter huh?
he will use the 100 million change
it is normal, look around all the apple cables ...
the more and more apple becomes powerful they will become monster cable company
Hey apple, what happened to the new iMac, Mac Mini, too much time spend on designing 8PIN adapter huh?