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> I am mad at Apple for not making Lightning an open standard. Lightning is just Apple's marketing term for Intel's Thunderbolt interface. The standard is avai
by asynchronous13 13y ago
> I am mad at Apple for not making Lightning an open standard.
Lightning is just Apple's marketing term for Intel's Thunderbolt interface. The standard is available from Intel, and if it were not it would be more appropriate to direct your anger at Intel.
- mikeash 13y agoThunderbolt is Intel's external, hotswappable PCI-e interface found on many Apple laptops. Lightning is Apple's proprietary interface found on iOS devices. Aside from being named after different aspects of the same natural phenomenon, they have nothing in common.
- spiritplumber 13y agoThunderbolt and lightning? Very very frightening.
- asynchronous13 13y agoNot sure how I got those so thoroughly mixed up, thanks for the clarification.
- mikeash 13y agoWell, being named after the same natural phenomenon is confusing enough. I often have to stop and think which is which. It's an understandable mistake.
- nwh 13y agoNo, that's Thunderbolt. Thunderbolt is the PCI interface, Lightning is the alternate USB connector.
- sneak 13y agoLightning is not simply an alternate USB connector, or they never would have done it.
- ttflee 13y agoYou must have mistaken Light Peak for Lightening or Thunderbolt for Lightening. Light Peak = Thunderbolt, which competes with USB 3. Lightening is completely different.
- protomyth 13y agoNo, Lightning is a separate port used on iPod / iOS devices which is slower than the Thunderbolt interface.