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iPhone X Modded With USB-C Port Listed on eBay With Bids Topping $99,000
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Apple receives licensing fees for Lightning based cables and peripherals. They don’t on USB-C.
He can’t the same way Apple can‘t prevent him from modifying the phone and selling it. The only thing he can do is say he won’t help them repair it afterwards if they do those things and it breaks.
The highest bid (currently we only know is was higher than 90k$) was placed when the current bid was 3800$. This is really weird.
Why would they care? Their reasons for not yet switching the iPhone to USB-C do not include, "we can't figure out how to install a USB-C port".
Pretty sad if they were forced to make the adapter legally rather than for the benefit of their users.
this is beyond dumb. I agree that apple needs to move to a usb c based iPhone, but the bay price on a modded phone that serves no extra functionality is ludicrous.
There are dozens of third-parties that make these little lightning to usb-c adaptor tips.
Not looking closely, but I wonder if it is an Apple prototype and not something he actually modded.
I've read about some chargers that won't work with other devices, or devices that will only work with their own branded chargers. That's what I meant by 'speak USB-C', and could have been a lot more specific. If the charger doesn't whisper softly to the device, and say the right things, there is not charging. I've read multiple articles alluding to that potential.
But, being an Apple product, wouldn't so many of them just be that much more superfluous? Would they reach critical mass? Would they cause a tear in the space/time continuum? Would there be a rainbow flash? (There's a notorious blue flash when you get too much fissile material together)
These adapters are all made by no-name companies. If a quality version of the product existed, we’d know about it. Have you ever seen one in a store or made by a recognizable company?
I expect ebay to step in, and on this pretty soon.
This is delete bait, and will be flushed at some point. No way is a simple iPhone x modded with a USB-C port worth even 1% of that. Even if it still works... *FLUSH*
Nearly 7 days left? It could get to over a million dollars. Unheard of. *FLUSH*
This is delete bait, and will be flushed at some point. No way is a simple iPhone x modded with a USB-C port worth even 1% of that. Even if it still works... *FLUSH*
Nearly 7 days left? It could get to over a million dollars. Unheard of. *FLUSH*
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I plugged my iPhone(s) into various Apple and non Apple chargers (and computers) -> charge
I plugged plenty non Apple stuff into my old iPad charger -> charge
All that was done here is replacing the Lightning port with a different port while retaining USB2 style communications.
Fast charging could be an issue, but thats actually an area where Apple did follow the USB standard to the dot so if that doesn't work you are using a really sh##y charger.
He is unlikely to get sued. He modified a device, so be it. Many have before. Then again, he's also unlikely to get this $99k as well, which is no doubt a troll bid.
Even Jay-Z is wondering to change his name to Jay-C. The world is changing! Think different!
.. c") Oh wait, what is different ?
.. c") Oh wait, what is different ?