Re:Your App Is Not Better than an Open Protocol
by astazangasta on Thursday February 19, 2015 @11:22AM
(#9074851)
Nonsense. Why does Apple have their own plug format instead of supporting USB? Is it somehow better? Easier? Blatantly not. This is just vendor lock in, the opposite of the fundamental ethic of the Internet.
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Re:Your App Is Not Better than an Open Protocol
by pixl97 on Thursday February 19, 2015 @11:32AM
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> Is it somehow better?
Apple's magsafe and lighting adapter plugs are far better than USB connectors. They are reversible and don't have tabs to break off on the device side.
Re:Your App Is Not Better than an Open Protocol
by rhino369 on Thursday February 19, 2015 @12:52PM
(#9075536)
I really hate to admit it, but I love the lighting adapter. Blows micro USB out of the water.
Re:Your App Is Not Better than an Open Protocol
by gagege on Thursday February 19, 2015 @11:55AM
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Tabs?
Re:Your App Is Not Better than an Open Protocol
by pixl97 on Thursday February 19, 2015 @12:03PM
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http://cdn.ndtv.com/tech/images/gadgets/Samsung_Galaxy_S5_fl...
If you look close at in the connector on this S5 you can see there are two separate 'tabs' that are rather fragile if you are not careful removing and inserting your power cable. I've seen these break on phones before.
http://images.anandtech.com/doci/8554/DSC_1380.jpg
The iphone connector has no small fragile pieces like that.
Re:Your App Is Not Better than an Open Protocol
by TeMPOraL on Thursday February 19, 2015 @11:39AM
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While their plug can be defended on engineering grounds, I'd ask a different question - why lock down Bluetooth to Apple devices only? iPhones were perfectly able to exchange data with non-Apple devices until at some point they weren't.
Re:Your App Is Not Better than an Open Protocol
by Retric on Thursday February 19, 2015 @11:50AM
(#9075045)
You can still use iPhones with car's built in systems so it's not really Apple only.
If you mean accessories like wireless keyboards I think the same 'just works' arguments directly apply. There are lot's of terrable 3rd party products out there.
Re:Your App Is Not Better than an Open Protocol
by xg15 on Thursday February 19, 2015 @05:05PM
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Of you redefine "just works" as "just works if you own a product from our carefully curated list of authorized accessories", then yes...
Re:Your App Is Not Better than an Open Protocol
by gambiting on Thursday February 19, 2015 @12:13PM
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Apple's 30 pin connector was pretty much always superior - it could do Audio/Video output natively, and also had pins for media control,so other manufacturers could add media support according to one established standard. As for the Lightning connector - it's reversible. That's "better" enough for me.