rvalkass 5 Report post Posted May 17, 2008 Hmmm...If firewire is so much better, why do so many devices still use USB 2.0 then?Is there a downside to it or something? I guess I just don't completely understand the situation. I, for one, have not met anyone in real life that uses firewire. Everyone always uses USB instead, although most people do in fact have the firewire ports on their computers. I always assumed there was just something wrong with using it. They priced themselves out of the market initially. The patent holders charged much more than the cost of USB, both for putting ports on computers, and for putting hardware into devices. USB was cheaper, so became more widely used, with many computers only having USB ports, due to the cost. Now, the patent holders for Firewire are charging less, but as many computers still only have USB ports and people are more used to USB, IEEE 1394 is only used where really necessary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
