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Originally Posted by afv011
I think this is off the mark. Apple's point is obviously for the connector to be proprietary, so they can charge you extra for it, and collect plenty of dosh from any manufacturer of iThinghy accessories. There is absolutely no reason it couldn't have been done with microUSB - after all, you can get audio and video out of microUSB, connect mass storage devices and peripherals like keyboards and mice and even remote control a DSLR.
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I can think of at least one reason: USB only supplies 5W at most. The dock connector can supply 10W, and this new Lightning connector may even supply more. This may not be such a big deal for the iPhone or iPod touch, but it is huge for the iPad. It needs a lot of power to charge in any decent amount of time. Other comparable tablets tend to use one form of proprietary connector or another for the same reason.