What’s interesting is Apple gets a lot of flak for cables that die before the device, but people are replacing their competitors cables in the same 2 year span but many times the techies have been forced to upgrade android devices by then to be able to upgrade the OS.What's fragile is those cheap lightning cables apple gives you with a thousand dollar iphone......
1. Fast data transfer 10gb/s
2. Can charge up to 100w and way faster than the current one.
3. USB-C port is protected unlike lighting port
4. World standard. More accessories and possibilities
you literally accepted, not having faster transfer rates is one way to increase Icloud revenue..1. Who's doing all of this fast data transfer? A Minority who frequent Mac Rumors? Or the vast majority of iPhone users worldwide who either don't backup at all, or rely on the cloud?
but those phones are available at fraction of cost what apple is charging...What’s interesting is Apple gets a lot of flak for cables that die before the device, but people are replacing their competitors cables in the same 2 year span but many times the techies have been forced to upgrade android devices by then to be able to upgrade the OS.
There are USB A to C cables that work fine.I prefer the lightening connector, I think Apple did a great job with the lightning connector.
I also don't want to have to go through yet another multi-year period with hotel rooms that don't have compatible iPhone docking stations.
In, I think, 2009, Apple buckled to pressure from Greenpeace to remove PVC from their plastic cables. As a result of the lack of that ingredient, Apple cables deteriorate much more rapidly. Basically every other cable manufacturer out there uses PVC in their plastics, and that's why they don't fray like Apple cables. And this isn't just lightning cables; it's computer power cords and Apple TV cables as well (ever notice how those turn an ashy gray after a couple of years when they were black out of the box?). It's really a shame because when an Apple cable deteriorates and needs to be thrown away and replaced, it's not exactly "green," now is it Greenpeace?With a matte finish so they dry out and split faster than everything else. OEM Apple white cables are the worst.
Some fools bought clock radios that expect lightening iPhonesWhy would anyone want a proprietary lightning port when there's an industry standard port that does the job just as well?
Well, I don't use Twitter, but I do use FB for authentication to this forum and others. As a matter of fact, when I have occastionally deactivated my FB account, I generally end up re-activating as it is my central authentication service. The alternative is to use a separate username/pw combination for every forum in which I participate. A real hassle at this point, but no doubt a big security flaw if my FB account gets hacked.
I've been divesting my self from my Apple stock holdings. Apple has forgotten how to innovate and have remembered how to return from the Scully management strategy that Jobs had to rescue Apple from. The big difference this time? Jobs is gone so there's no-one available to rescue Apple from it's own managerial incompetence which is more focussed on virtue signaling that technology, even the really easy stuff like a USB-C connector that can handle both charging and data speed. They would actually be better off getting rid of the lightning all-together by moving entirely to wireless charging and data connection technologies.
USB-C is a bad design that connects around a center flat pin, which can break or clog with dust easily. Good luck.
USB-C is a bad design that connects around a center flat pin, which can break or clog with dust easily. Good luck.
If USB-C is good enough for Apple laptops and iPad Pros, why isn't USB-C good enough for Apple phones? Have there been any widespread reports of USB-C cables breaking and clogging with dust? Apple NuKeyboards, sure -- those break and clog with dust all the time. But USB-C cables?
Apple doesn't care about user preferences. Profit. P-R-O-F-I-T. Profit.
Now, if the poll were to ask which cable would you have to come out of pocket most for, since its proprietary and no one else uses it, yeah they'll take the winner of that poll.
It makes sense to have the USB-C port, since macs sport that lately. But it makes more sense that Apple would stick with lightning or come up with an even more ridiculous proprietary port to rake in more money. I bought a MacBook Air and 13" MacBook Pro recently... spent $150 between the two of them buying adapters. And those were generic knock-offs. The average sheep walks in the apple store and buys whatever they find on the wall.