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blog.wired.com - 10/15/2008

Apple Quietly Kills FireWire 400

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Just outside the MacBook factory there is a small courtyard, usually populated by workers taking a cigarette break. Last week, though, on a quiet Saturday afternoon, the exit door leading onto the yard was locked, and the only people to be seen were dressed in black suits and shades, with ...

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