So what's the deal with Mavericks?

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Originally Posted by TweakHead

indeed! if you buy one of Apple's expensive adaptors you'll be able to use your "old" gear. but bus powered audio interfaces will need their power supply now. in a gig situation, this means having to carry another power supply thing around.

Also, Apples own cables WITHOUT adapters don't work half the time, so it would worry me to be dependent on Apple for backward compatibility for anything. I've got 4 iPods, 2 iPhones, and 1 iPad, and often have trouble (most commonly with the iPods) charging/connecting. Half the above devices have the old connector and the rest use Lightning cables. A shockingly frequent percentage of the time, the device mysteriously acts like it doesn't recognize the cable, even though it's an expensive Apple cable and not a cheap aftermarket one.

Adding an adapter to a scenario like that which is already hit and miss doesn't appeal to me, especially on much more expensive parts.