Well if 30pin was as future proof, then in theory we would not have a problem with angry people with lots of old accessories right now. And if it as good as the

Well if 30pin was as future proof, then in theory we would not have a problem with angry people with lots of old accessories right now. And if it as good as they say, then if tomorrow HDMI is totally doomed and there's shiny new HDMI2 standard completely different from HDMI, I will not have to change the phone, apple just needs to release a new cable and possibly software update.