Apple offers no-fee licenses for Mini DisplayPort

A couple of months back Apple launched their updated notebooks, and one of the new features was the Mini DisplayPort. You might be seeing this new port becoming more popular as Apple is offering no-fee licenses for those who are interested in developing products that will use the Mini DisplayPort.

This new port from Apple is a miniature version of the VESA-approved DisplayPort, the Mini DisplayPort fully supports the protocol, but has been reduced in size. This is not the first time that Apple has used miniaturized versions of VGA and DVI, Mini DisplayPort is keeping up with that tradition.

Apple has expressed an interest to use the Mini DisplayPort across their complete range of computer products. Apple has already made this compact port the standard for their 24″ LED Cinema Display, and hope that display and graphics card vendors also do the same thing.

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