In article <m2brwuziwo.fsf@fuscipes.rattus.net>, Bruce Murphy
<pack-news@rattus.net> wrote:

> "Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@attbi.com> writes:

> > I should think Firewire would be standard on Macs since they developed it,
> > the biggest problem tho is Apple is charging a higher royalty for Firewire
> > than Intel charges for USB which is why these days you see more USB.
> 
> And not becuase the PC industry inevitably picks the crappy product
> because it's a few cents cheaper?

Its more than a few cents, its 25 cents.

FireWire costs 25c a system to licence, USB is a flat fee of $1500
(possibly for ever) or maybe $2600 a year.

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Barry
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