Why forward-thinking hotels really dislike the new iPhone
Skift Take
While the new port size is an annoyance to hotels that have invested in clock radios with iPod/iPhone docks, many of them already have in-jacks to appease travelers who use other devices.
In case you didn't hear, Apple's new iPhone 5 was revealed yesterday at a media event in San Francisco (so in case you were trying to book a cheap room there this week, and couldn't find one, that's why). Sadly, it left a lot to be desired, with some tech reviewers going so far as to call it "ho hum."
So what does this have to do with hotels? Kind of a lot.
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