Apple Backing Away From FireWire

farmdwg was one of several readers to submit stories about Apple backing away from FireWire. The latest generation of iPods no longer ship with FireWire cables, but instead use USB 2... although FireWire can still be purchased seperately.

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So, what does it mean?

[A_Non_Moose]

Was firewire a mistake?

Or is this just a case of superior numbers vs superior tech? (a whole win vs mac thing again, eh?).

Heck most of the *ell 650's I've got have F/W and recently USB 2.0 on the newest. Even got a scsi/firewire scanner a while back, and makes me wonder if firewire will suffer the fate of scsi:
Mo' faster, mo' better, but more expensive than the alternative and not as pervasive as the "cheaper" stuff.

TFA mentions that usb 1.1 can't charge the iPod, does usb2.0? Or is there a seperate chager that's not mentioned?

Just asking, because the whole article brings about a "Huh, I'll be darned".

That's not it at all.

[b1t r0t]

They just know that most Mac users already have a drawer full of Firewire cables. And most PCs don't come with Firewire ports, though they might have a crappy no-power iLink port (thanks, Sony), and half the point of using Firewire is to charge the iPod.