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The "USB killer" is dead: Apple drops FireWire support in macOS 26 | TechSpot (www.techspot.com)

Officially known as IEEE 1394, the FireWire standard was developed by Apple in collaboration with other tech companies, including Sony and Panasonic.

And therein lies the problem - two of the most notorious lock-in companies helped develop it.

> Officially known as IEEE 1394, the FireWire standard was developed by Apple in collaboration with other tech companies, including Sony and Panasonic. And therein lies the problem - two of the most notorious lock-in companies helped develop it.

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Bastards.

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Considering they haven't sold a device with the port since 2011...that's a pretty good run of keeping obsolete hardware in play.

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Think about all the TB to FW dongles!

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Must I?

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I am, BASTARDS!

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My conclusion remains.

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