Comments on: Design, money, control: why Apple went with Lightning over micro USB

By: Dominic Shooter

Dominic Shooter — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 09:20:35 +0000

I agree with it bending under leverage but you’ve noticed they’ve moved the 3.5mm jack socket next to it, i’m under the impression that was on purpose so manufacturers can use this port to to add extra stability (remember the dock for the old shuffle)

By: Lucilla Massa

Lucilla Massa — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:45:21 +0000

they dismissed the 30-pin simply because it’s a stupid idea. 30 pins for what the hell used for??
why not a 60-pin or 120 pin?

By: Soluble Apps

Soluble Apps — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 07:30:54 +0000

There is another advantage to a proprietary system, and that is that you avoid millions of user support requests from non-technical users as to why every last USB device doesn’t work with it- the proprietary cable makes sure that only devices that should work with it can be connected.

By: Soluble Apps

Soluble Apps — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 07:30:54 +0000

By: Bob Roberts

Bob Roberts — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 20:38:22 +0000

And now they’ve done away with DVI and replaced it with Tbolt but Tbolt doesn’t send EDID data correctly, so hundreds of millions of devices that use that data (video display devices) are now crippled or useless.

YAY APPLE!
As I said earlier, the consumenr takes it in the shorts.

By: Bob Roberts

Bob Roberts — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 20:32:08 +0000

You mean my Alpine head unit can’t control the iPod Touch I have now when I plug it in? Hmm, I must have a really good imagination…

By: Bob Roberts

Bob Roberts — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 20:29:22 +0000

Sure, they kept the old connector for 9 years, but they broke existng basic funtionality at leat once, when they broke charging old devices to support charging new devices.

Oh wait, they did that with device control, too.

In any event, the consumer takes it in the shorts.

By: Robert Kushner

Robert Kushner — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:48:57 +0000

Should be Money. Money, Money

By: pjs_boston

pjs_boston — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:33:38 +0000

MicroUSB connectors are too flimsy. My girlfriend has had multiple warrantee replacements of her Kindle reader simply because of MicrosUSB connector failures.

Lighting appears to be a much more rugged connector. This, I think is their prime motivation.

By: Jim Davidson

Jim Davidson — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 07:09:46 +0000

1. He called the supporters of the money grab theory, ignorant, for ignoring the potential advance of a new interface design that could adapt to new technology. Isn’t that the definition of ignorant? He didn’t insult users, just critics that subscribed to a particular theory.

2. You lost me at your repetitive use of “THEIR”, complaining about current cost VS future advantages, and “BS marketing ploys”. Complaining about price is the prerogative of current disgruntled users, you having to pay for any adaptor, or non users.

“BS marketing ploys” are the comments by disgruntled users and non users who have no idea what marketing is. Apple isn’t successful bc of marketing, it’s bc of product design. You obviously don’t know the difference.