While that may be true, Apple just has first dibs ...

2011-05-06T16:26:14.099-04:00

While that may be true, Apple just has first dibs on it to set them first, however Intel has every inkling to make it an industry standard. It was initially called Light Peak and I'm certain it will be branched out to other manufacturers and standardized in the coming months.

Apple just got exclusivity to it initially.

http://www.intel.com/technology/io/thunderbolt/index.htm

While I am all for that kinda performance, this se...

2011-05-06T16:10:35.123-04:00

While I am all for that kinda performance, this seems like it comes with some strings attached.

"It turns out that Intel is the only source for Thunderbolt interface chips, because Thunderbolt is Intel’s proprietary technology. It’s a “standard” only in the sense that anyone can implement Thunderbolt on a computer, display, or peripheral—if they buy the chips from Intel.

When Intel created USB, SATA and many of the technologies it pioneered, the company created standards bodies, licensed its designs royalty free and built coalitions before going forward. There is no standards body for Thunderbolt and no third-party chip. Today, only Intel can make Thunderbolt controller chips and the details of the protocol are still guarded.

As Apple and Intel know, lack of competition tends to keep costs higher."

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/despite_launch_intel%E2%80%99s_new_io_standard_still_dogged_controversy

Comments on The Faculty of Thinking: Thunderbolt I/O, and the single-port PC.

While that may be true, Apple just has first dibs ...

While I am all for that kinda performance, this se...