IPhone5 doesn't accept USB MIDI

I am at ios7 now, I bought the CamKit for Lightning and it still does not even accept the CamKit and says "not supported".
I tried several USB MIDI Keyboards which as ESSENTIAL to me but the iPhone 5 seems to be the only one NOT working with USB MIDI via CamKit.
I am really upset with apple about this. STILL!!
no it is -not a usb hub/powering issue, it's the same on any 25key keyboard that is core midi compliant, too. ;(
so no midi via lightning.. still.
the ipad2 works fine with it, it's 30 pins..

so I need to be happy, then?
-> I really like to have it that way, I'd like Apple to read this and recognize musicians need it to be "pro" enough.
I run an large online community and magazine (music and synths), so I feel like remembering this to apple since it is not a technical problem. do you know why it doesn't work?
I kept it, maybe I (might) buy a newer iPad sooner or later…
anyway. hope you can understand why and yes, why shouldn't it work? they say it might work on the new iPhones 5s and 5c btw.
Reference :
https://discussions.apple.com/message/21333082#21333082

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