I don't care one way or the other what apple does, but I find it ludicrous to be...

I don't care one way or the other what apple does, but I find it ludicrous to be expected to buy a very-high-tech active cable to run a distance of five feet.

Also there is the fact that Intel can and does block devices from using thunderbolt because they don't like the category. That is not something to support. See the quote in http://forum.techinferno.com/diy-e-gpu-projects/4271-2013-11...