Apple offers free licensing for Mini DisplayPort spec (flag)

arstechnica.com — Apple is offering free evaluation and implementation licenses for its Mini DisplayPort connector designs. Hopefully, this will help make Mini DisplayPort a de facto standard instead of an Apple-only technology. Read More...

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