>>> unless the device is redesigned to be slightly thicker and larger – decisions which Apple is specifically unwilling to make compromises on for their overall

>>> unless the device is redesigned to be slightly thicker and larger – decisions which Apple is specifically unwilling to make compromises on for their overall design. >> Sounds like Apple. > As opposed to Belkin who puts their name on some ok stuff and a lot of horrible Shenzhen designed garbage? That's entirely different. This sounds like Apple prioritizing barely-perceptible differences, and letting them either turn into roadblocks or force other unpleasant compromises (e.g. removal of the 3.5mm jack and the adoption of the unreliable butterfly keyboard). The prioritization of thinness jumped the shark a long time ago, IMHO.