This is insane . I mean , this conversation has no end . Some people seem unable to understand that cables break if you mistreat them . Some other people are stuck in the idea that Apple cables can ' t break UNLESS you mistreat them . Even pulling with all your strength won ' t have any effect on the yellowing , drying and cracking process that Apple cables seem to go through with time . Maybe it ' s due to environmental factors and that explains why some people say my cables from 2006 are still fine ! but come on , at least concede a little margin of error ! I ' m not an idiot , I take care of my cables and they still break down ! There are many examples in my office we all work in app development using macs of cables getting broken .