Requiring accessory makers to be licensed and using authentication chips can be a good thing. it keeps phones from being ruined due to people using cheap, crappy China-special accessories.
I've already heard of people having unlicensed lightning plugs break off inside their phones and become stuck permanently in there.
HOWEVER.. Apple could do a lot better. They could make the licensing free or really cheap, so if ANY company (including the China-specials) want to make accessories, they can as long as they follow the rules.
Charging a large fee proves Apple is doing this for its own gain, and not for a "better customer experience".
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As someone who has seen numerous Micro-USB ports on devices go bad, I must agree that it's a horrible standard.
I think the standards bodies should have come up with a higher quality connector. Imagine if a connector similar to Lightning were the standard instead of the flimsy, easy to break Micro-USB? The world would be a better place, and Apple might have even adopted it.
I've already heard of people having unlicensed lightning plugs break off inside their phones and become stuck permanently in there.
HOWEVER.. Apple could do a lot better. They could make the licensing free or really cheap, so if ANY company (including the China-specials) want to make accessories, they can as long as they follow the rules.
Charging a large fee proves Apple is doing this for its own gain, and not for a "better customer experience".
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Why is it not worth it? It's cheaper, cables are abundant.
As someone who has seen numerous Micro-USB ports on devices go bad, I must agree that it's a horrible standard.
I think the standards bodies should have come up with a higher quality connector. Imagine if a connector similar to Lightning were the standard instead of the flimsy, easy to break Micro-USB? The world would be a better place, and Apple might have even adopted it.