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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (05 January 2017) [foldoc]:
connector conspiracy
The tendency of manufacturers (or, by
extension, other designers) to come up with products that
don't fit with the old stuff, thereby making you buy either
all new stuff or expensive interface devices.
The term probably came into prominence with the appearance of
the DEC KL-10, none of whose connectors matched anything
else. The KL-10 Massbus connector was actually *patented*
by DEC, who reputedly refused to licence the design, thus
effectively locking out competition for the lucrative Massbus
peripherals market. This policy was a source of frustration
for the owners of dying, obsolescent disk and tape drives.
A related phenomenon is the invention of new screw heads so
that only Designated Persons, possessing the magic
screwdrivers, can remove covers and make repairs or install
options. Older Apple Macintoshes took this one step
further, requiring not only a hex wrench but a specialised
case-cracking tool to open the box.
With the advent of more open-systems computing this term has
fallen somewhat into disuse.
Compare backward combatability.
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(2010-02-04)