Apple Says "No" To Releasing New Dock Connector Specs

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 5, 2012 @07:00PM from the mine-all-mine dept.

sl4shd0rk writes "According to sources, Apple hasn't offered any specs to developers for the new '9-pin Connector' to be used on the next version of the iPhone. Apple has also said it may use 'licensing agreements and threats of lawsuits' to prevent third-party adapters from hitting the market through at least 2012. There have been suggestions that this tactic is to allow Apple time to leverage competition and reap in revenues of $100 million for every 10 million Dock Connector Adapters it sells for $10. It remains unclear whether Apple will allow third-party developers to release competing alternatives after 2012."

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Re:universal connector by cheater512 · 2012-09-05 19:17 · Score: 0, Troll

There is a standard and it is very much like usb. Its called micro usb which you might have heard of.
Virtually every smart phone these days sold has a micro usb port.
iPhones and iPads are not phones or tablets. They are purely fashion statements.
No one would buy them otherwise.