The old phones remain good competition against lower priced Android devices. Apple doesn't have to stop selling old devices already introduced into the market before late 2024. There's no reason they should. SE4 won't likely be available until 2025.
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All the Hardware Apple Still Sells With a Lightning Port
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The old phones remain good competition against lower priced Android devices. Apple doesn't have to stop selling old devices already introduced into the market before late 2024. There's no reason they should. SE4 won't likely be available until 2025.
This was done using a hack. Notice the camera adapters were the only devices to support USB 3.0. There were no lightning to USB 3.0 cables. The adapters had a chip in them that would convert a custom serial protocol from the lightning port to USB 3.0.
It really was time to move away from lightning. Moving to an industry-standard connector was the best choice. Look how many devices can plug into the iPhone 15 series. We are in a much better place now.
Message to Tim Cook:
I don't know about everyone else, but I'm not buying anything with lightning. Period. If Apple doesn't make it with USB-C, no sale. Right now, I'm about half and half.
I don't know about everyone else, but I'm not buying anything with lightning. Period. If Apple doesn't make it with USB-C, no sale. Right now, I'm about half and half.
A story listing the products doesn't seem like whining, seems informative
Let me introduce you to the world of better computer mice from Logitech...
It was a little stupid that the mouse and keyboard weren’t updated with the new iMac.
Nearly all of their peripherals. Still baffled in why the Magic Keyboard, mouse, and trackpad didn’t get updated with the iMac.
So that they can sell the USB-C peripherals separately in Feb/March 2024 and get a bunch of extra sales from those recent iMac buyers.
Story is pointless. Unless you're playing Apple DEvice USBC bingo.
I still have a classic iPod which lives on a Sony clock radio with a 30 pin connector on top in my office. Still going strong.
That’s not the point. The post said stop moaning and don’t buy a lightening device. But Apple doesn’t offer an alternative I can buy if its the first party experience I want.
I do like my MX Master 3S but... can they fix the software? There is a firmware update for over a year now that is impossible to actually get.
It’s lightning, but they don’t currently sell it.
“Speed” is just another point. Other points are waterproofing, durability, size, etc. A good connector is a one which is better suited for its use case - no one thinks we need PCI on a phone because it’s faster.
“In September 2023, over a decade later, Apple caught up with the rest of the industry and removed the Lightning port from its flagship iPhone 15 series, replacing it with USB-C, the widely adopted standard used in electronics for connectivity and charging.”
Apple caught up? Sure, but wasn‘t Lightning ahead of the competition for years when it came out?
Apple caught up? Sure, but wasn‘t Lightning ahead of the competition for years when it came out?