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Re:The new MacBook by ghostly_s on Monday March 09, 2015 @03:25PM (#9173307)
Apple has a long history of completely disregarding the needs or desires of accessory manufacturers, and only started the MFi program after years of categorically responding with cease-and-desist letters. The program is primarily in serving Apple's interests in a level of reliability in the accessory ecosystem; it's an absolutely insignificant revenue stream.
Re:The new MacBook by baddox on Monday March 09, 2015 @04:41PM (#9173897)
Is this really the case? They certainly seemed to stick with the 30 pin connector for far longer than they had any reason to other than the massive third party accessory/dock/speaker market.