09-16-2012, 04:23 PM
Article Accelerator wrote: MicroUSB is not reversible, lacks détente retention, and accommodates only 4 conductors vs. 8 on the Lightning connector.
And what functionality is the MicroUSB form factor missing when you factor in MHL, USB On-The-Go and similar technology? Let's not forget the large benefit with micro USB is the cost of the cable and the likelihood other devices will also charge/sync via the same connection.
I do like the reversible insertion promise of Lightning, but I am not interested in yet another Apple only cable.
Did you coin a new marketing term, "détente retention" has four hits on the search engine I just used and one of the those hits is from you.