Intel are in a position to seriously hinder the adoption of USB 3.0. If they abuse that position, which they inevitably will, then Light Peak may mean the end of USB in the long term (10 years+).
@(Unverified) Umm.. firewire isn't Apple's invention. Not at all. In fact, Sony was the first major adopter of this standard with the introduction of their "iLink" products. The term "firewire" was only coined when Apple joined the party. They may have helped make firewire famous, but it certainly wasn't their invention.
@taligent Apple was a major contributor, but it was an open and joint initiative. Wiki: "developed by the IEEE P1394 Working Group, largely driven by contributions from Apple, although major contributions were also made by engineers from Texas Instruments, Sony, Digital Equipment Corporation, IBM, and INMOS/SGS Thomson (now STMicroelectronics)."
@higherdestiny .. Major contributor ? .. Apple was chair of the IEEE 1394 committee, had most of the blocking patents, was the company the brought it to IEEE 1394 and had 90% of the engineers for the final 1394a standard.
However Apple internally had the basics for Firewire existing since the mid 80s. They very much invented it.
You are an idiot. Wikipedia is actually quite reliable for general information on non-controversial topics since everything that is added has to be sourced correctly and is reviewed by editors and users for accuracy. There is nothing else on the internet that offers such an enormous collection of information.
@looselycoupled OK then list Wikipedia as one of your sources when turning in a research paper in ANY college or university and see what kind of grade you get.
@DefPoet You're just mad because you tried to source Wikipedia in a college paper and it didn't fly.
Using Wikipedia as a source in conversation is not the same as using it as a source in a college paper...but anyway if you can't click on the source link in Wikipedia to get the reference cited, it's your own fault.
And good riddance to USB for their snail upgrade pace and their inconsistent/deceptive maximum speed specs. In the land of competition, the consumer wins and it is about damn time USB got a run for Its money.
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Intel are in a position to seriously hinder the adoption of USB 3.0. If they abuse that position, which they inevitably will, then Light Peak may mean the end of USB in the long term (10 years+).
@laze
Just like they did with Firewire back in the days.
If Apple had not ask for so much for Intel to use Firewire back then, we would all be using Firewire 800 nowadays instead of USB 2.
@(Unverified) Umm.. firewire isn't Apple's invention. Not at all. In fact, Sony was the first major adopter of this standard with the introduction of their "iLink" products. The term "firewire" was only coined when Apple joined the party. They may have helped make firewire famous, but it certainly wasn't their invention.
@higherdestiny .. IEEE 1394 i.e. Firewire/iLink was designed by Apple with major contributions from the working party. But Apple 'invented' it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_1394_interface
@taligent Apple was a major contributor, but it was an open and joint initiative. Wiki: "developed by the IEEE P1394 Working Group, largely driven by contributions from Apple, although major contributions were also made by engineers from Texas Instruments, Sony, Digital Equipment Corporation, IBM, and INMOS/SGS Thomson (now STMicroelectronics)."
@higherdestiny .. Major contributor ? .. Apple was chair of the IEEE 1394 committee, had most of the blocking patents, was the company the brought it to IEEE 1394 and had 90% of the engineers for the final 1394a standard.
However Apple internally had the basics for Firewire existing since the mid 80s. They very much invented it.
@taligent
Trying to prove something then linking to a Wikipedia article does not make you look intelligent. Infact it does the opposite
@DefPoet Actually for technology topics Wikipedia is just fine. Is there something wrong with the article or are you just being an idiot ?
@DefPoet
You are an idiot. Wikipedia is actually quite reliable for general information on non-controversial topics since everything that is added has to be sourced correctly and is reviewed by editors and users for accuracy. There is nothing else on the internet that offers such an enormous collection of information.
@looselycoupled
WWW.GOOGLE.COM end of convo.
@looselycoupled OK then list Wikipedia as one of your sources when turning in a research paper in ANY college or university and see what kind of grade you get.
@DefPoet
But...this isn't a college paper.....?
@DefPoet You're just mad because you tried to source Wikipedia in a college paper and it didn't fly.
Using Wikipedia as a source in conversation is not the same as using it as a source in a college paper...but anyway if you can't click on the source link in Wikipedia to get the reference cited, it's your own fault.
@laze
And good riddance to USB for their snail upgrade pace and their inconsistent/deceptive maximum speed specs. In the land of competition, the consumer wins and it is about damn time USB got a run for Its money.