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I'm not sure I agree - at least they didn't fight each other for a few years and eventually both get passed up, like the 56k modem chip fiasco. Apple moved forw
by webnrrd2k 9y ago
I'm not sure I agree - at least they didn't fight each other for a few years and eventually both get passed up, like the 56k modem chip fiasco. Apple moved forward and still did OK. They might have "lost", but they also avoided a protracted and potentially self-defeating fight.
- dawhead 9y agoApple might have done OK, but they killed a technical specification that was already present in thousands (millions) of users' devices, and that hundreds of other companies had invested in as the best way forward (technically it remains superior to USB).