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To: Doren who wrote (196596)	3/1/2017 4:16:36 PM
From: OrionX	Respond to of 213182

Doren, if Apple goes wireless, do they still need a plug? Can everything be done without a cable?

To: Doren who wrote (196596)	3/1/2017 4:54:52 PM
From: Stock Puppy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213182

If this is true... if... it would say a lot about the original design decision wouldn't it? Maybe they'll go retro and use RS232. Or or RS422. Yeah. 20mA current loop. :-)

To: Doren who wrote (196596)	3/1/2017 6:21:52 PM
From: Heywood40	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213182

The lightening connector was our bridge between the 30 pin and the USB-C connector. Lightening was a useful bridge, an elegant upgrade from the 30 pin connector, and the basis for the USB-C standard. I'm grateful to have had it for the last 4 years while the industry worked out the very similar USB-C standard. There's no reason for Apple not to transition to the USB-C standard, now that it's here. Would you have rather had another 4 years of the 30 pin, or do you recognize the benefits of having had the lightening connector in the interim? To me it seems like a pretty straightforward concept; connectors evolve.