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> Realistically Apple wanted to milk more money from people No, they wanted to make the phone thinner and lighter. They gained 20% with an adapter that's 80%
by jawngee 14y ago
> Realistically Apple wanted to milk more money from people
No, they wanted to make the phone thinner and lighter. They gained 20% with an adapter that's 80% smaller.
My guess is that the Lightning adapter will be, at minimum, USB 3.0 speeds, if not better. It's also entirely digital, meaning the adapters have to have DACs in them to output analog, hence the price.
I wonder why each iteration of the iPhone has to be science fiction?
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- brisance 14y agoMicro USB can't do everything the new connector can e.g. digital out. The iPhone 5 is not all-new, despite the protestations in the launch video. It looks like a mid-season 3-series with a new spoiler stuck on it and a stretched wheelbase. What people wanted (especially after the 4s), was a new 911. You must be joking! The 3 series has undergone much more radical changes than a 911! And the iPhone 5 is closer to the design philosophy of the 911, which traces its history back 50 years! Hell, I can even guess how the next generation is going to look.
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