Apple Offering Free Licensing of Mini DisplayPort Spec
This licensing news adds some clarity to the debate about whether or not the Mini DisplayPort was a proprietary solution from Apple alone. The no fee license should allow 3rd party manufacturers to integrate the port into their own products and also to develop additional useful adapters. For example, Apple currently doesn't offer the appropriate adapter to allow customers to connect older Macs to their new 24" Apple LED Cinema Display.
Apple has said that they will be integrating the Mini Display port into all future products.
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i agree with you rdowns about how firewire might have played a role in this
Still strikes me as backwards. Why not work with other manufacturers first to develop a standard, instead of coming up with one and hoping it gets picked up? Maybe someone smarter than me can explain this way of thinking.
oh, i think you're smart enough. it is backwards. Apple thinking too much about keeping things under wraps.
As someone who doesn't plan on upgrading my laptop in the near future, this provides some hope that I will be able to enjoy the new 24" cinema display! Yay!
Sadly you will need an active converter ($$$) as the new 24" display is most likely Direct Drive (only understands Display Port).
Still strikes me as backwards. Why not work with other manufacturers first to develop a standard, instead of coming up with one and hoping it gets picked up? Maybe someone smarter than me can explain this way of thinking.
Because other manufacturers are more interested in making it as cheap to make as possible which is a fight Apple has no desire to be a part of.
Apple figures they'll come out with something that they're happy with, and others will either follow along or they won't.
In this particular case, I think Apple is safe. This will probably catch on.
Still strikes me as backwards. Why not work with other manufacturers first to develop a standard, instead of coming up with one and hoping it gets picked up? Maybe someone smarter than me can explain this way of thinking.
I think doing this would cost them money in the long run. They'd have to co-ordinate the manufacturers, engage in debates, discussions, meetings, etc. As it is, they have a solid consumer base that is growing and they have the ability to do in-house development on their own products at their own pace. By making their own product and then giving away the licensing freely they are accomplishing what they need to do without all the costs of collaboration.
Because of the loyal consumer base, manufacturers will start making products with the Apple standard and Apple has made sure that their standard is accessible, while still somewhat proprietary.
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