Apple Abandoning Firewire?

C'mon, Apple! Say it ain't so!

FireWire is still Apple Computer's baby, but the proud parent is cutting the cord. With the latest crop of iPods, Apple is no longer including a FireWire cable in the box. The music players will still work with FireWire, if a cord is purchased separately, but only a USB 2.0 cable comes with the device. The move is part of a gradual shift on Apple's part to standardize the iPod on USB, which is far more common in the Windows world.

This stinks. Firewire is a much faster interface than USB 2.0, and allows my iPods to charge and sync at the same time. And Apple was the one pushing it for the longest time. I hate it when the same guy who sells me the car is the first one to buy the competitor's car.