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They seem to have 2 female USB connectors already. They could have just changed the 2 30pin connectors to USB as well. Or have 4 USB + 2 Lightning.. Not sure i
by notthetup 14y ago
They seem to have 2 female USB connectors already. They could have just changed the 2 30pin connectors to USB as well. Or have 4 USB + 2 Lightning..
Not sure if they're also supporting the extended dock connector functionality, and hence had to keep the 30pin connector.. but I agree that it seems like a press grab..
- jlgreco 14y ago> Apple has refused to give the project permission to license the Lightning charger in a device that includes multiple charging options. > In fact, even combining Apple’s new Lighting connector with the old 30-pin connector in a charging device was verboten Emphasis my own. That doesn't read like combining Lighting with the 30-pin was the only issue, but rather the particularly egregious seeming issue. I'm reading that as Apple would not allow Lighting and USB either.
- notthetup 14y agoHmm. That seems probable knowing Apple. But then an all USB solution (bundled with Lightning cables) could have been an option too..
- jlgreco 14y agoYeah, if it were my product I would have refunded everybody's money and immediately launched another campaign for the all-USB version of the product. Announce the new campaign in the same email that was announcing the refund; if people were still interested they could fund the new campaign. Maybe they do plan on re-launching eventually, or maybe they just don't think there is demand for the compromised product. Or maybe they ran into other issues and are using this as a graceful out. Who knows.