Microsoft Steals Apple’s MagSafe Ideas For The Surface, Is A Nasty Showdown Brewing?

Cult of Mac
By John BrownleeJun 21, 2012, 7:23 am206 pts
See that five-pin connector on the side of Microsoft’s Surface? That’s pretty much a MagSafe. Ever since it first debuted in January 2006, Apple has jealously guarded its MagSafe technology from being poached by the competition. Patented up the wazoo, Apple doesn’t allow knock-offs and goes after companies…

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