The new version of Firewire (3200) is pretty close to USB 3 in speed but still maintains all the benefits like almost no CPU usage, higher power capacity over the cable, daisychaining etc... I think it will still remain a pro solution however.
Apple was very keen on USB 1 and made it the standard before anyone else with the original Bondi Blue iMac.
Intel and Apple have a very, very close relationship nowadays and there is a new iMac coming out in the next few weeks....
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