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So those 3rd party usb-lightning cables may not work for quite awhile...

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Anonemous

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http://appleinsider.com/articles/12...ally_assigns_pins_to_allow_for_reversible_use

Given the apparent complexity of the new Lightning plug, Apple has seen a shortage of Lightning cables following the launch of the iPhone 5. This week, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI informed AppleInsider that the shortage has been caused by a change in supplier weighting, as well as low yield rates of the new cables.



The new Lightning cable and accompanying port are about 80 percent smaller than the legacy 30-pin dock connector. As a result, manufacturing Lightning cables has proven to be complex and has decreased the yield rate.

The inclusion of an authentication chip in Apple's Lightning cables means consumers are advised to steer clear of cheap third-party cables that have appeared for sale online out of the Far East. According to Peter, there is "basically no way those are functional cables."
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Anybody wanna try testing this out? 🙂
 
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Yeah even Al Roker on the Today Show was complaining about the shortage of Lightning cables from Apple.
I guess I'll wait too.
What I really want is the adaptor plug.
 
There are sometimes small minor hitches in apples releases, but they get resolved and people forget they ever happened. I can't even remember the last time someone joked about how to hold their iPhone.
 
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