"On you OP you asked why the 30 pin Connector." I get it now. Thanks
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As Dorje stated: " Because Apple likes proprietary things don't ya know"
Now isn't it interesting how many look at proprietary as negative... when in actuality it is one of the fundamentals that enables Apple equipment and software work so well.
But You ask why 30 pins ... and I say why not? By using that 30 pin port (that is common to all of Apple's mobile devices) Apple can address many more capabilities with an add-on adapter
With Intel now bringing out all of the specifications for both USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt implementation it will be interesting to see how the high speed connections evolve.
Also if you look at the fact that Macbook Pro already has Thunderbolt implemented, I suspect you will find that Apple will be using Thunderbolt as the interconnect between all of its hardware. Why bother with slow USB when High speed Thunderbolt is so much faster? I wouldn't be surprised if the A5 soc didn't have some unannounced goodies inside ... wait til iOS5 arrives.
Check out John Gruber's first two topics on today's Daring Fireball