My Apple lightning cable did exactly this. Sure, they look pretty, but I've seen too many Apple cables fall apart, and ultimately short out - At least 2 iPhone cables, and 3 MacBook power supplies.
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My Apple lightning cable did exactly this. Sure, they look pretty, but I've seen too many Apple cables fall apart, and ultimately short out - At least 2 iPhone cables, and 3 MacBook power supplies.
What does Intel's copy protection have to do with the article, I did address in my comment?
The licensing aspect of it is where I have an issue. Even $10 (the best possible price for a certified cable) is a bit steep. But if Apple is going to regulate every single cable that is not certified, that simply is bull. If you enjoy overpaying for your cables, go ahead. Similar to people who get suckered into buying $70 Monster cables from Best Buy, because the quality is so superior. Its a profit scheme.
Its a charging cable. Move the power from the wall to my iPhone. That's all.
Ah the not-so-subtle racism and xenophobia of the MacRumors crowd in full swing. Check the number of times "Chinese" is used as a pejorative in this thread. All the while typing from your Chinese Macs and iPads...
Way to "Think Different", MacRumors.
Way to "Think Different", MacRumors.
that's a good thing, they should discourage the usage of third party accessories, they almost killed my iphone.
Tell that to my Apple MBP charger that had sparks coming out of the side, and the countless 'quality' Apple iPhone cables with frayed wires at the base of the connector after months of light use.
Competition = innovation. Bring it on!
They sure have balls posting that video like that
And they seem quite proud of their 'achievement', in a hacker sort of way.....
Those icons are starting to grow on me big time.
For the difference in price, to me, it's not worth taking a chance either, especially because by using them, you might be voiding your warranty.
You said something general (thieves), so that includes Intel and Cables Unlimited. I don't hate Intel or anything, but that one thing they made, HDCP, is a real jerk move.
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Did they fall apart then short out? The knockoff had a short in it when it was new, and there was no visible damage.
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Forget $1. My case was free
Ach! Only these unofficial vendors could get away with actually building the most useful cable that Apple won't, the Thunderbolt-Lightning cable, so we don't have to keep juggling USB cables about while the thunderbolt port sits there unused.
That would be supremely useful, and they'd have no competition.
That would be supremely useful, and they'd have no competition.
Here's a great solution:
If you don't like the idea of cables that Apple hasn't told you are good, then don't buy them.
If a consumer is considered smart enough to make a buying decision on a £500+ piece of hardware like an iPhone or an iPad, that same consumer should be considered smart enough to be aware of the inherent risks of third party accessories, and not treated as some sort of pariah for daring to not buy only certified cables.
If you don't like the idea of cables that Apple hasn't told you are good, then don't buy them.
If a consumer is considered smart enough to make a buying decision on a £500+ piece of hardware like an iPhone or an iPad, that same consumer should be considered smart enough to be aware of the inherent risks of third party accessories, and not treated as some sort of pariah for daring to not buy only certified cables.
Also Apple told us that Ping is better than facebook, and look what happened.
Again, it's a consumer choice, differents folks different strokes,, I personally think accessories are disposable and are not worth spending too much on, but that's just me
You do know that you can buy certified third party cables right?
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...11213&cs_id=1083101&p_id=10374&seq=1&format=2
Good for you, but anecdotal evidence doesn't do anything to dispel the concerns related to non certified products. There's no baseline standard of quality that they have to meet. Most cables will likely be harmless, but it only takes one to wreck your phone. I'm not going to take that chance on cables that need a chip in them to operate properly.
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Apple never told anyone that Ping was better than Facebook. If anything they would have said something like "this isn't designed to replace Facebook".
Accessories are a major sales point for product.
Apple holding back on Lightning connectors is shooting its foot.
Apple holding back on Lightning connectors is shooting its foot.
well i did buy some cheap lightning cables that were longer than the standard ones. they aren't very good quality and i don't like them, but they do their purpose i guess
Any cable can malfunction. Look at Apple's (older) MacBook chargers. It's all relative. To me, a $2 cable that does the same thing a $20 one does is a no brainer.
If people are desirous in paying more for the peace of mind, so be it.
Exactly - especially after recent reports that malware can be injected into ios devices through lightning cables.
You don't have to crack your OS to sync and charge your iphone all this does is bypass a warning notification that you're using a knock-off product.
For those that say it'll a design ripoff, will destroy your phone etc.
Apple also discontinued a dock for the iPhone 5. I hope they'll also come up with a workaround for their third party dock.
Apple also discontinued a dock for the iPhone 5. I hope they'll also come up with a workaround for their third party dock.