OiconomiaSep 13, 2023

The EU has finally won this one!

https://feddit.de/post/3377357

The EU has finally won this one! - Feddit

Show threadBorgDroneSep 13, 2023
Lightning is/was actually pretty great. Also remember that it was introduced before USB-C even existed.
Show threadbrillekakeSep 13, 2023
Fun fact: Apple was part of the group that designed USB-C
Show threadsuction
Also why is it awesome on iPad Pros since years but no good on iPhones? The marketing was always contradicting itself.
Sep 13, 2023 at 9:27amWeb
Show threadcrispy_kiltSep 13, 2023
The reason is money.
Show threadstevehobbesSep 13, 2023

It’s more complicated than that. There are lots of people that will be very annoyed when they unbox their iPhone and their plug that they don’t think about at all doesn’t work.

Just wait.

Show threadklydeSep 13, 2023
Oh well
Show threadxpinchxSep 13, 2023
I already did this moving from micro to USB-C and it wasn’t that bad. Plus if they’re apple people and have MacBooks/iPads they already got a few.
Show threadHonytawkSep 15, 2023

Those Apple cables die very quickly, so replacing them with longer lasting cables is actually cost effective.

Sure, instead of 1 cable every 3 months it is 7 cables at the same time, but still no excuse.

Show threadFailBaitSep 13, 2023
I’d wager part of it was because of the outrage when they switched from the 30 pin was significant
Show threadsuctionSep 14, 2023
When was that? Was Obama already president? Move on, people.
Show threadZinkSep 14, 2023

I think they did promise to (it suggest they would?) support the lightning connector for a decade when they changed it from their original big connector.

I’m not naive enough to think that takes precedence over “money” as an answer, but maybe it was a factor?