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Originally Posted by The Ultimate Warrior
don't forget proprietary connector sellability
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Of course. But the purpose of the proprietary connector is not solely for monetary reasons. It gives them a lot more engineering control over backward/forward compatibility and future implementations. It's actually quite an amazing feat that the 30 pin connector lasted this long, while the devices that use it have gone through such dramatic hardware changes.
And don't forget that you can always find a 3rd party knockoff 30 pin adapter for <$5.