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[-] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 100 points 1 year ago

I mean, we knew they were going to have to make usb-c phones since the EU and the Saudis both are going to require it. And they’ve been making usb-c iPads for a while, I have a hundred of them at work

[-] ultratiem@lemmy.ca 49 points 1 year ago

Apple knew it too. Even without pressure from the EU’s upcoming laws around USBC, they knew we would all riot if they clung to Lightning. iPads, Macs, have all moved on.

Just. USBC all the things. Let me die in a world with one fucking cable. Please. Can we at least do that as a society?

[-] glimse@lemmy.world 70 points 1 year ago

C'mon, Apple doesn't give a shit if people riot over USB.

The ONLY reason this is happening is regulation. Apple would keep their shitty proprietary wire forever if they could. Compatibility with other hardware does not matter to a company with a fully closed ecosystem like Apple.

[-] naeemthm@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

It’s really frustrating how stubborn and backward Apple has been with the iPhone. It’s 100% just so they can use a proprietary cable.

The crazy thing is they were on the consortium that helped develop USB-C and had one of the very first computers to even have the port! MacBook Pros were ALL USB-C at a time when there were close to zero accessory makers supporting the then brand new cable.

Anyway, extremely happy that lightning will finally die.

[-] frostwhitewolf@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

Am I one of the few who is not a big fan of USB C on phones? I've had the ports on multiple phones go bad. They get filled with pocket crud and are extremely difficult to clean out. Never had this issue with lightning. Wish there was some sort of magnetic charging standard. Wireless is good but its just slow.

[-] Retrograde@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I have had dozens of devices with USB C and have personally have never had this issue. On the other hand, I used to work at an Apple repair shop and have seen plenty lightning ports filled with lint.

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