...... or making inflation worse? I'm no economist. All I know is Apple has altered its "universal connector" (found on iPod and iPhone) in iPhone 3G and made all sorts of accessories incompatible (glad that Apple chose the word "universal" instead of "Plays for sure" :P)
I found that out by plugging my old iPod FM transmitter/charger into my iPhone and it warns that it won't charge. So I googled and confirmed that charging thru the "Firewire" pin is no longer supported (only the "USB" pin works) and you will be surprised to see how many accessories out there uses the Firewire pin (perhaps a relic from the 1st gen iPod. Anyone remember it? It WAS the reason people putting Firewire on their PC!)
Fortunately my old charger was a gift but I feel bad for those who spent $200+ moding their car for iPhone and found that their 3G won't charge (Ridax "saved" the day for them, sort of)
Apple is indeed the best friend of the iAccessory industry. Not so much for the iUsers. And I'm surprised so few people are complaining. I see a lot of posters in various forums simply accept this fact, move on and buy brand new accessories all over again. That should be good for the economy, right?
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Finally found one post where a few posters voiced their dismay about this (and it has its fair share of Apple defenders too!)
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