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All valid points, from the retailers point of view , but in this day in age where the standard for data comms is USB, for a company to turn around and say that "we are continuing to use outdated interfaces because it's easier for us" just isn't looking after your customer base, nor staying on top of the game/competitor. It puts the responsibility's back on the customer. Same with the "it just works", because if your gear doesn't "just work" with todays standards then you need to and make it work. Am I being a bit harsh? It could just be a that I'm ignorant of the real reasons.
At the end of the day they are designing equipment with out dated interfaces. If they provided the correct converter that works with there gear and helps the customer interface with modern equipment then they would be looking after us, even if they charged a little extra for the converter. However, as I see it buying a converter (serial/usb) is hit and miss affair and these things aren't that cheap that I want to go out and buy one only to find that it doesn't work and I'm unable to return because I've opened the packaging.
Try buying a laptop these days with a serial port on it.
I don't want to start a revolution here I just don't understand the use of serial in astro gear.
This is probably a bit OT for this forum so please move it on if need be Admin.
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