Apple’s rules about Lightning plug force start-up to return Kickstarter funds

12. eisenbricher posted on 21 Dec 2012, 00:36 5 1

Yeah they are. Apple is being ridiculous here.

'We will not allow presence of Lightning connectors where other connectors are present

Pure BS. Stop manufacturing the goddamn adapters and lightning to USB cables right now. It has presence of other ports. Remove all the ports from macs and live on that lightning. Hypocrites :(

16. ckoch125 posted on 21 Dec 2012, 01:21 4 0

Typical apple. I'm sure they will come out with something like this now, claim they invented it and how they own everything like usual

30. PhoneArenaUser posted on 21 Dec 2012, 10:01 0 0

I agree with you just want to corect you It is not invention. :)

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14. -box- posted on 21 Dec 2012, 01:11 2 1

With that much demand and interest, I'd have gone ahead and made it for MicroUSB and ignored the lightning plug. Maybe stick a full USB port on the device somewhere. Oh well, there are comparable products already on the market that appear smaller and less apple-dependent, and they support the WORLD STANDARD MicroUSB.

21. Doakie posted on 21 Dec 2012, 02:29 2 0

I think what may be the issue is that they were specifically aiming their product at Apple owners. They should have just done all usb ports and marked it down a little bit so people could just go out and buy a lightning cable. Also if it was pure usb android owners would consider buying it. But because Apple shot down them incorporating in a lightning cable they gave up... I think that's a stupid plan on how to make money. Great idea, stupid to quit because Apple isn't nice, just complete the freaking project without their stupid standard!

23. rusticguy posted on 21 Dec 2012, 02:51 3 0

That's why Apple is hated by those who hate Apple. They have this well deserved hate for good reason. Really Apple is in wrong country. China .... Oh wait they should hav been HQ'd at Serbia.

4. PhoneArenaUser posted on 20 Dec 2012, 23:38 0 0

It isn't new idea but I agree with you that in some circumstances it may be useful.

13. eisenbricher posted on 21 Dec 2012, 00:51 5 1

How deluded you can be...

17. tedkord posted on 21 Dec 2012, 01:38 3 0

All bow to the King of Trolls.

20. Doakie posted on 21 Dec 2012, 02:23 4 0

I think you may be mentally retarded.

22. PapaSmurf posted on 21 Dec 2012, 02:44 1 0

You actually think Siri is useful? Lmfao wow.

24. rusticguy posted on 21 Dec 2012, 02:55 2 0

Protecting your investment? They are protecting theirs at cost of your freedom ... oh what is it called ... jailed garden? or a "Apple Prison Wall" that keeps getting higher ...

25. Aeires (unregistered) posted on 21 Dec 2012, 07:26 2 0

Sometimes it's really hard to tell you and Mxy apart. You used to have some great comments that conversations could be built upon. Not lately.

27. VZWuser76 posted on 21 Dec 2012, 08:32 1 0

So what you're saying is that there is no more room for any manufacturers other than what is around now? Got to be the dumbest thing I've heard you post. They may have just killed the next Belkin or Griffin, because all of those companies started where these guys are now.

So go Apple, limit my number of phone manufacturers, limit my number of accessory makers, YAY! Because you know that what you're buying isn't any good unless you're paying twice what everyone else is, that's just common sense.

Btw, the second paragraph is sarcasm since that seems to need to be pointed out lately.

18. tedkord posted on 21 Dec 2012, 01:39 4 0

At this point, I don't think Apple even remembers what innovation is. It's just been so long.

28. cripton805 posted on 21 Dec 2012, 08:37 0 0

They mention in the article, that the whole point of making the product was to have an all cable option in one. If the apple connector was missing it wouldnt be an all-in-one device.