And much more reliable! Micro usb ports are very fragile and after some time it is pure luck if you get a proper connection. I have observed this with all Android phones used in the family …
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Greg Joswiak: Apple Will Have to Comply With the EU and Switch iPhone to USB-C
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Exactly. USB-A refuses to die. And it's not even reversible! USB-C is much more convenient, less likely to die in the near future.
Good I hope apple fuks EU somehow
Like, any non apple usb cord gets 1:10 speed
That would make me laugh. Brb have to buy apple cord to get full benefits
I hope to god they do
This
Yes this would be like putting some junk 1W charging adapter into the Brazilian iPhone boxes. Well you said we needed to include a charger
Yes everything except Lightning and C need to go already. Although heck Micro and Mini are shaped weird so you can tell by sight which way. I mean you can do that with A but you have to look inside the cable and port
Then again, neither the EU nor Apple are run by spiteful 10 year olds, so you’re out of luck.
Wouldn't be surprised if they come up with another connector but have the usb c adapter available to comply.
Micro-USB is the worst connector of all time, Mini is slightly better. USB-A/B is WAY more robust. Yes, it's not reversible, but it's one of those It just "works all the time" type. Lightning is about as reliable as MiniUSB, but at least it's reversible. I can't wait until I have no more Lightning devices. I'll be happy when all I have is USB-C. (I have a Samsung tablet, iPad Mini, and a bunch of small things like screwdrivers and lights that are all USB-C already. My laptops are USB-C powered. Only my iPhone 14 Pro bucks the trend.)
Whether Lightning is better (thinner, maybe easier to make water-resistant) or worse (proprietary, less power, slower assuming the interface can take full advantage of USB-C) or more or less durable (I could argue that either way), it is STILL government overreach, certainly as long as a cable with different ends can connect to a standard charger or device.
If enough people stopped buying a product because they didn't like a feature, it would change. THAT is how these things should happen, not because some bureaucrat in Brussels decides to drag the rest of Europe (and the world even) along with them. Even IF their regulations are a good idea, they're not a good idea AS REGULATIONS. Power in itself is evil.
If enough people stopped buying a product because they didn't like a feature, it would change. THAT is how these things should happen, not because some bureaucrat in Brussels decides to drag the rest of Europe (and the world even) along with them. Even IF their regulations are a good idea, they're not a good idea AS REGULATIONS. Power in itself is evil.
You are free to that opinion and the people of Europe are free to disagree with that.
Where do you draw the line on regulations? Should we still be building houses with asbestos, putting lead in petrol? I mean if people don’t want it they won’t buy it.
This isn't really true and I think has gotten Apple in lots of trouble overtime. Think about the MacBook pros only having USB C. Since Macbook owners commonly use their ports for something besides charging, this was a huge deal, enough of a deal that the new MBPs have more ports.
But even if 70% of people disliked USB C on an iPhone but apple only sold 1% fewer iphones, would they think that was because of the charger type changing?
People have a certain threshold with features they do and don't want.
Here's an example
Lots of people buy Teslas even though they don't have CarPlay. Can some data scientist make a paper that says obviously people don't like CarPlay because tesla has sold a million cars without it? Yep. Is that a true statement? Nope.
I think you’ve totally missed the point I was making.
I was making the point that regulations exist because sometimes people don’t know what’s good for them.
USB-C means much higher bandwidth, more devices to connect to, a possibly Thunderbolt 4 connection which can be great if you use that iPhone for videography.Is usb c going to make something great?
All that speed and proRAW features only to be choked by 480Mbps transfer? Come on 🤨
For many Lightning fans, I uploaded my drawings for the Lightning plug and receptacles to Wikimedia Commons.
So people won’t forget the connector after USB-C takes it all.
So people won’t forget the connector after USB-C takes it all.
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How many different types of wall sockets in the US? How many different types of plugs? How many different voltages? All decisions of the "free market"?
That statement is as nonsensical as saying "Water is evil!", just because people drown.
(Presented at 2012, so 10 years…)
So it was USB 3.0.
Then, Lighting was way slow since 10 years ago.
Of course USB-C connector wasnt ready until 2014, so Lighting is way slower tech than USB-C 3.0 for 8 years now.
Apple is the king of using old tech where most of the people dont see or dont care, as the RAM trick “Apple optimize RAM for the system” yeahhh! For the current system, but they optimize OS just for the newer devices so RAM makes computers slow faster in Mac than in PC.
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Also see Firewire 400, Firewire 800, and the 12" MacBook which was the first laptop to implement USB-C.
There are at least 3 types of plugs and wall sockets in common use in the US, as well as 2 voltages.
Much was, as there were a number of competing systems, including DC and AC. How they standardized is a fascinating story, involving Edison, Westinghouse, mergers, electrocutions, etc. While government decisions and regulation drove some of it, much was the result of the marketplace. One major government intervention was agreeing with the utilities to allow them to be monopoly providers in return for a fixed return on assets; resulting in one utility CEO saying “This is the only business where I can redecorate my office and get an 8% return on the cost…”
I seriously doubt that all of them are "in common use".
Much like the EU regulation on USB C, then.
Well, you'll have to ask Apple because no one on this site who actually knows will say. All you'll get is speculation, both sincere and cynical.
Two outlets standards are extremely common in housing. Your microwave plugs into one, and your fridge plugs into the other.