I’m sure they did, and that was a foolish-ass plan to make. Make users wait years for faster charging and data transfer speeds for something they couldn’t reasonably make in a timely manner.
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Gurman: AirPods and Mac Accessories Likely to Switch to USB-C by 2024
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Exactly, lol. Gurman’s not exactly going out on a limb here.
Gurman the hack earning his wage this week. LMFAO.
only the iPhone and accessories are left to swap to type C, it’ll happen over the next 12 months ending with iPhone 15 and new cases for AirPods and AirPods Pro.
Type C is the way and it’s disgusting that it’s taken them this long to switch from a dinosaur 2.0 connection. Utter Greed.
only the iPhone and accessories are left to swap to type C, it’ll happen over the next 12 months ending with iPhone 15 and new cases for AirPods and AirPods Pro.
Type C is the way and it’s disgusting that it’s taken them this long to switch from a dinosaur 2.0 connection. Utter Greed.
I can't see a positive point in that for users or Apple. Can you? If you see one, share it.
Eh, those lightning cable sales were pretty damn good for the revenue stream. Once it is USB-C, you can easily buy any USB-C cable. For lightning you had to either get it from Apple or get one they certified. Either way they were making money on every cable.
You further my point even more! If every country had the same AC outlet, then no adapters! Same with USB-C.But then every country has their own standards and we have to bring adapters every time we travel
I just don't think the money is significant enough to hold back the change. I could be wrong, but that's my view.
Being able to use your old cables and especially accessories, could be good for the user. Less so for Apple.
The positive point is that people will still be able to use their billions of lighting cables after Apple are forced to adopt USB C.
Actually, i bought a USB-A to lightning cable with that connector last year and it was like a revelation to me. It still works after one year (to be fair, I don't unplug it very much). Why tf did we never get those connectors?
There are already devices to make any CarPlay wireless. Apple could release its own.
Because most people use it only for charging. I have no issue with going to USB-C, but it's not going to reduce e-waste; it will increase it massively when everyone throws away their lighting cables and "has" to buy new accessories like headphones, keyboards, mice, and touchpads so that everything uses USB-C...
Don't agree on this one. I see way more negatives especially considering we would all be able to get rid of the multiple cables that are now needed. I could see an adapter dongle to allow people to use their lightening cables until they are shot, but developing what you are suggesting does not make sense to me.
No one is throwing them away until they have new devices. The vast majority of users including corporations using Apple devices do not replace devices on the same schedule as enthusiasts and professionals do. Most of them run them into the ground before replacing them.
The old "stifles innovation" argument rarely produces any empirical evidence to validate that claim. It is usually made because someone/company just wants to keep doing something the way they have because at the moment they see more money in doing it that way.
In this case, if anything, a mandate will push innovation forward.
Government has a role to play and this kind of decision is within keeping of their proper regulatory role that does not interfere with free market trading.
Cars would still be death traps. They are a perfect example of regulatory authorities forcing innovation. Increased efficiencies in appliances and electrical devices get added to that list. Although they will soon be history, combustion engines are another example. Do you think you would be able to buy a car that gets 30-35 mpg without innovation forced on auto manufacturers?
Yeah we saw soooo much innovation with 12 years lightning…
I might not want 10 different types of residential plugs, but i also don’t like that we are stuck using a lower power standard than most of the world. So much for it being a “standard”. Japan and the americas using one “standard”, and the vast majority of the world using a second “standard”.
I would kill for my plug in induction burners and water kettles to be able to heat/cook as quickly as the rest of the worlds power standard allows for.
I don’t understand any of this. “Everyone else switched to USB C. Since Apple uses Lightening, they are a monopoly. Let’s pass a law to force the monopoly to be like everyone else.”
How does that make rational sense?
Also, (relatively) no one is forced to use Apple Lightening. We have a choice. Why eliminate our choices, under color of law?
I want USB C too. I just can’t wrap my mind around supporting the idea of using the state to force a company that I am completely free to not do business with to give me what I want.
How does that make rational sense?
Also, (relatively) no one is forced to use Apple Lightening. We have a choice. Why eliminate our choices, under color of law?
I want USB C too. I just can’t wrap my mind around supporting the idea of using the state to force a company that I am completely free to not do business with to give me what I want.
Or it could push companies to make wireless better so they don't have to include a port at all. This mindset is terrible thinking.
NK. I used them in the car out of desperation. I usually needed something to charge lights for biking, the phone, headphones, a GPS unit, bike computer, and lugging all those cables would be a PITA. They 'worked', until the lightning burned out. I tossed a bunch in the 'donation box'. Might be good for someone now who doesn't need Lightning.