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You can't just get them from JAE, you have to license the male plug thru Apple and it's a big process. And Apple lets no one but Apple use the female 30 pin plu
by hop 16y ago
You can't just get them from JAE, you have to license the male plug thru Apple and it's a big process. And Apple lets no one but Apple use the female 30 pin plug.
- Zak 16y agoLicense under what legal theory? It doesn't seem like a fairly ordinary plug would meet the standards for either patent or copyright.
- hop 16y agoI don't know, but there is a reason no other manufacturers use it. And its a massive legal and due diligence process to get into the Made for iPod program which gives you all the specs and supplies the connectors, along with charging royalties. http://developer.apple.com/programs/mfi http://developer.apple.com/programs/mfi