What a mess! I am heartily fed up with Apple's ever changing strategy for high speed interfaces, for displays and external drives. Firewire, USB 2.0, DisplayPort... and now Thunderbolt.
But what is very interesting is that Sony have got it right. They have integrated Intel's Light Peak technology into a USB connector. Now that is sensible and clever. They support the standard USB interface (3.0 no less) AND Light Peak in the same universal plug and socket.
A slight problem is that the controlling body for USB standards does not permit this integration. But they will undoubtedly come round when it turns out to be a popular move. They should have a long discussion and agreement with Intel and straighten things out.
So
Sony RIGHT
Apple WRONG
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