Apple needs to make good on this an include the adapter with every iPhone. They need to quit being so cheap and expect everyone to pony up for things that should be included to ease the transition.

The EU will make it mandatory, since crApple is already forced to include an additional adaptor in that region by law.

Since Apple usually has all their website changes ready to go for an announcement and simply hits publish when it's time I am guessing that at some point in the past they WERE expecting to ship an adapter with every phone but then decided to make it separate.

The language was too specific to just be an oops. There was one point when this was "the plan"

Personally I would be happy if they didn't put any markup on the adapter and simply sold it at their cost. then you could afford to put one on every accessory and spare cable you have. For some people to do this it would cost a lot of money because of all the accessory products they have built up over the years.

Originally Posted by que_ball

Since Apple usually has all their website changes ready to go for an announcement and simply hits publish when it's time I am guessing that at some point in the past they WERE expecting to ship an adapter with every phone but then decided to make it separate.
The language was too specific to just be an oops. There was one point when this was "the plan"
Personally I would be happy if they didn't put any markup on the adapter and simply sold it at their cost. then you could afford to put one on every accessory and spare cable you have. For some people to do this it would cost a lot of money because of all the accessory products they have built up over the years.

GREED is now deeply rooted into crApple's blueprint. They don't need facades anymore. Wait until the new headphones become "mandatory" for a specific feature or some crap like that.

Originally Posted by que_ball

Since Apple usually has all their website changes ready to go for an announcement and simply hits publish when it's time I am guessing that at some point in the past they WERE expecting to ship an adapter with every phone but then decided to make it separate.
The language was too specific to just be an oops. There was one point when this was "the plan"

Doubt it. Apple has divested itself pretty much from including any adapters or the like with any of their products. They expect their customers to either upgrade their peripherals or just buy the adapter. Most aren't going to care.

And the language could have been wrong for the easy reason that there was a misunderstanding by whoever was writing up the text (though why the canada store would have any text at all different than the us store is beyond me - not like we're talking conversion to chinese or spanish or something).

Originally Posted by Cap'n Pickles

Apple needs to make good on this an include the adapter with every iPhone. They need to quit being so cheap and expect everyone to pony up for things that should be included to ease the transition.

Apple prefers people pony up. As I've read other posters on these boards say "If you can afford an Apple product, you surely can afford a stupid adapter!".

Plus, it's how Apple keeps margins high.

We could change this, please sign this petition to ask Apple to include a free lightning to 30-pin adapter and share this. If thousands of peoples sign this maybe we can get something - www.change.org/petitions/apple-inc-provide-iphone-5-with-free-lightning-to-30-pin-adapter-included

Originally Posted by jcjimenez

We could change this, please sign this petition to ask Apple to include a free lightning to 30-pin adapter and share this. If thousands of peoples sign this maybe we can get something - www.change.org/petitions/apple-inc-provide-iphone-5-with-free-lightning-to-30-pin-adapter-included

Signed, anonymously... for other's benefit. Thanks for the post