Simple Reason Why iPhone 5 Should Adopt Micro-USB....

By now, almost everyone has learned aware that the European Union (EU) has moved forward on micro-USB as battery charging standard for smartphones beginning January 2011. Nearly every major smartphone manufacturer has jumped onto the bandwagon yet only Apple still hasn't have adopted the micro-USB connector. This leaves room for speculation whether Apple will abandon its proprietary 30-pin dock connector and finally embrace micro-USB. Apple however can separately include a dock to micro-USB adapter in order to comply with the EU ruling.

As it's unlikely that Apple will roll out a different iPhone with integrated micro-USB for the European market, it does sound logical the next iPhone will just feature micro-USB. It's probably in the best interest for Apple to follow this path. Even though this move might somewhat annoy consumers with dock accessories, it also creates new opportunities for AirPlay devices at the same time. Seeing AirPlay is a more convenient wireless connectivity method of delivering audio and HD video, Apple shouldn't have a problem luring people to invest new AirPlay gadgets. As for Bluetooth, Apple probably never liked it for anything other than Bluetooth earpiece and keyboard due to its limited bandwidth.