I am skeptical about them putting Thunderbolt on the iPad. For the simple reason of practicality. The majority of iPad buyers are either PC users or have an existing Mac. None of these people will use this port anytime soon. In fact, it's possible that they might not use this port during the lifetime of their iDevice (or until the very end of it). So most users would be stuck with a port that takes up space but does nothing. Or compels you to use adpators, which would annoy most people. I am willing to bet that most users would rather have a USB connection which lets them plug in their iDevice to any computer than a Thunderbolt connection which they would have little opportunity to use.
Apple has foresight to be sure. But I don't think they'd try to piss off their customers. Moreover, it's one thing to tack on another port on a desktop or a laptop. It's another matter to use a rare connection standard on one of two connection ports on a mobile device (in Apple's case, both not common).
In a year or two though....completely different story.
Apple has foresight to be sure. But I don't think they'd try to piss off their customers. Moreover, it's one thing to tack on another port on a desktop or a laptop. It's another matter to use a rare connection standard on one of two connection ports on a mobile device (in Apple's case, both not common).
In a year or two though....completely different story.
