Apple may be the exclusive supplier of its new dock adapter

[Corey]

Apple (AAPL) will reportedly be the “exclusive initial vendor” of a 9-pin iPhone 5 dock adapter that will allow the smartphone to be compatible with older 30-pin accessories, unnamed sources have told iLounge. Apple’s new “Dock Connector Adapter” reportedly costs $10 when sold separately and $29 when sold in a three-pack, while its new USB cables will sell for $19 each. iLounge’s sources claim that Apple estimates it will sell 10 million Dock Connector Adapters by the end of 2012, generating $100 million in revenue. Apple will announce its next-generation iPhone at a press event on September 12th.

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[parrot]

anyone surprised?

 

Stupid crap like this the perfect example of why monopoly's are illegal.

 

 

(yes I understand Apple isn't a monopoly in the traditional sense, but so many people are heavily invested in the Apple ecosystem that it's very hard to switch)

[Ken]

This is just another way for them to make some cash.

[Post(?)Organic]

"Wow! What a shock! I never would have expected something like this from Apple. They've always been such a consumer concerned company and never try to monopolise everything they can!"

-Said no one ever