Posts by ahmlco

Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX  You wrote "On an 8-pin connector". If you don't know that the ground is a pin simply because it's not inline with the other pins really means you're out of your depth in talking...

Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX  1) So you think a reversible 8-pin plug for a 9-pin USB 3.0 standard is neither complex nor sophisticated? Really? 2) If you're talking 9 pins on the device that means there is...

Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX  That's fucking stupid! Seriously! They've used the same connector style for nearly a decade and you're proposing as the only viable option a temporary stand in option that will...

Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX  Speaking of thinking, you think 5 or 10 years from now USB 2.0 will be sufficient for the same dock connector? Speaking of thinking, you don't know that USB 3.0 is 9 pins....

Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX  You're not only making it kludgy but adding many limitations to the way future iDevices from the iPod Nano to the iPad can be designed by putting the headphone jack exactly the same...

Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX With data you're talking about a rumoured 8 to 17 pins that will require sophisticated and complex circuitry to make it reversible.   Complex and sophisticated? On an 8-pin...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mac_128    That's all well and good. But then why make the connector reversible?    Because they're Apple? They'll make it reversible for the same reason they...

Quote: Originally Posted by sunspot42    If the connector includes the audio jack, it would be impossible to plug it in the wrong way.  So, no need for more expensive reversible cables.  Would...

Quote: Originally Posted by sunspot42    I agree.  All devices will use the same dock connector / headphone jack combo.  Analog audio will go out via the headphone jack - the new 18 pin connector...

Tell Tim Cook to fire Browett. Seriously. tcook@apple.com