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Clearly telegraphing Apple's intent to release new "Apple approved (and licensed)" storage "accessories" for their systems.

• toyg 10y ago
  Lock-in all the things!
  • justinjlynn 10y ago
    Indeed, sure would be a shame for anything to happen to your data because you chose not to use drives equipped with iStoreSafe(tm) technology by Apple(tm).
    • kevin_thibedeau 10y ago
      Brings back the days when Mac users were paying a 3x markup for standard SCSI drives.
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• cmurf 10y ago
  That'd just be going back to their historical roots. You used to only be able to buy Apple RAM and Apple drives. All parts were Apple parts, there wasn't anything else. And look, we're already back to, you can only get RAM from Apple, because so many of their products come with it soldered on the logic board with no upgrade path.
• tedd4u 10y ago
  Maybe, but isn't the recent trend at Apple to discontinue desktop-only accessories (like monitors)? https://9to5mac.com/2016/11/21/apple-reportedly-stops-developing-airport-wifi-router-products-moving-employees-to-other-projects/ https://9to5mac.com/2016/11/21/apple-reportedly-stops-develo... https://www.theverge.com/2016/6/23/12020510/apple-thunderbolt-display-discontinued https://www.theverge.com/2016/6/23/12020510/apple-thunderbol...
  • Analemma_ 10y ago
    At the recent Mac Pro announcement, they also said there would be a new Apple-branded monitor, so they're not out of that game completely.
• zeveb 10y ago
  It's courage!