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that would lead to the accessories being compatible with the new iPhone. Yes, god beware: people could buy accessories at a competetive price and time.

• joezydeco 14y ago
  Wow, you haven't shopped for iPhone accessories recently, have you? Aside from cheap cases at the dollar store or Monoprice, everyone is charging the same price for accessories and cables. Walk into any Target or WalMart and marvel at the "competitive" $29 items compared to Apple's $35.
  • rustynails77 14y ago
    It depends. Will accessory prices come down with the iPhone5? If so, it's an unfair comparison to compare current prices. Also, I can typically buy an iPhone data cable off eBay delivered for about $1 to $2 ... i've never had an issue with a cheap accessory from eBay (and i've bought quite a few). Apple will not want to compete with that sort of price - because it doesn't make sense for any OEM to sell cables at that price. This "lock in" by Apple will almost certainly drive prices up, with little improvement to quality.
    • batista 14y ago
      >It depends. Will accessory prices come down with the iPhone5? If so, it's an unfair comparison to compare current prices. What kind of logic is this? They didn't go down with the previous 4 models, why even assume they will go down with the 5? >Also, I can typically buy an iPhone data cable off eBay delivered for about $1 to $2 And you'll continue to be able to buy those. Those are cheap knock-offs, and don't have anything to do with any Apple licensing...