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About LinkBacksBy a Mac keyboard get a nifty USB extension cable that you cant use with anything else!!
Nice one Apple
By a Mac keyboard get a nifty USB extension cable that you cant use with anything else!!
Nice one Apple
yeah but a proprietary USB extender xD so unneccisary to make something like that platform specific. The only thing thats going to actually achieve is to piss a few people off, its not gunna bring them any extra cash in, add to their image or anything else positive.
From the looks of that connector (I may be wrong, it isn't a great photo) the keyboard could use any USB extension, but only a Mac keyboard could use that extension.
That really does seem pointless.
Funkstar you are correct, I've just had a user trying to use it to plug his iPod into it, queue one irate user.Originally Posted by Funkstar
It's also not like Mac keyboards can only be used on a Mac, I believe they will work on a PC as well. Liekwise, (specialist) PC keyboards are often used on a Mac.
Indeed its just completely nonsensical as as you said the keyboards can be used on other machines
When did you get that cable? I think Apple have recently developed a unique design to prevent two two electrical circuits from bridging.
I'm lost. How exactly do you plug this keyboard in then ?
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for all intents it seems to be the same card minus some gays name on it and a shielded cover ? with OEM added to it - GoNz0.
Which two electrical circuits?
It's a standard USB keyboard that had a notch taken out of the connector to it can use their unique extension cable (I presume the cable is for when it's used with a tower vs. an iMac). I somewhat doubt there is a problem with circuits bridging with a USB connection, it would be common knowledge if there was an issue.
I think he's talking about phones...
It's a "non-issue", but we'll fix it anyway, oh and here's a free case to shut you up...I somewhat doubt there is a problem with circuits bridging with a USB connection, it would be common knowledge if there was an issue.
Doh!
I believe DDY posted a funny... and I missed that
I need more coffee.
i thought its a normal extension cable but they put in a notch for whatever reason. Go at it with a file and I bet it will work just like any other extension usb cable.
Take it back and say it's broken!
You can't use their extension lead with your other devices so you must now go and give money to another company to get something that works. Yeah, nice marketing tactic Apple.
But Apple is about the only company that could do something like this and not surprise me...
I guess they just want to discourage use of that extension cable for anything else, but I agree, it seems a bit silly
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