Thread: iPod Let's Rock Event - UPdates to nano and touch
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BoxOfSnoo is offline BoxOfSnoo
2008-09-10 , 12:46
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#27
Originally Posted by Benson View Post
A bunch of cables? No, that'd be more like A2DP, AVRCP, and a power jack. Of course, that would involve open standards, and make the iPod-compatible cars also be compatible with the competition. The way Apple's doing it leaves customers with an inferior product, but as long as their marketing keeps people buying it, they're better off that way.
You're thinking like a geek (I say that with profound respect, of course ) Think like an end user. Unless you have wireless power happening somehow, you have to plug it in anyway, so which is better; plugging it in to a dock and getting all that other stuff (plus more) or sticking to your "technically superior" guns and having to do the bluetooth pairing dance, a non-integrated power cable, and some velcro so you can stick it to your dash?

Besides, doesn't the dock also output video? So it can display your playlists and cover art in the dash, if so equipped. My, for an inferior product, it's pretty awesome.