Thunderbolt is a little more than a month from its two-year anniversary, and it's hard to say that the connector is anything more than an expensive, niche product. Things have picked up a bit, but there's clearly something holding back manufacturers. Intel may be the culprit: according to Ars Technica, the chipmaker's director of Thunderbolt Marketing & Planning, Jason Ziller, said Intel "'worked closely' with vendors it felt could 'offer the best products' and could meet its stringent 'certification requirements.'" We've heard rumblings before that Intel's licensing process was part of the holdup behind getting more (and cheaper) Thunderbolt products out there, but this is the first time we've heard Intel suggest it is cherry-picking which vendors to work with.