Yep. It’s an incredibly unnecessary item to include, and if for some reason you don’t have a cable with usbc on one end to be able to use once in a blue moon for 2 hours to charge it, then they’re 3.50 to buy.
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New Apple TV No Longer Includes Charging Cable for Siri Remote in Box
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Let me get this straight. Everyone wants things to charge by USB-C because it's universally available and widely in use. Cool. The flip side of that is that we can start to assume that you already have USB-C cables.
And I would be willing to bet money that 99% of the people whinging about "the principle of the thing" here already own USB-C cables.
And I would be willing to bet money that 99% of the people whinging about "the principle of the thing" here already own USB-C cables.
You can't discuss things without complaining?
Imagine buying a $1000+ iPad and complaining about a $20 cable.
Nope can't imagine doing that at all.
Imagine buying a $1000+ iPad and not getting a cable in the box. Cause that's probably next for them and the "environment" lie.Imagine buying a $1000+ iPad and complaining about a $20 cable.
You think people complaining about the lack of cable are weird. I think defending Apple padding their profit margins a bit more is weird.
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I believe people would be more inclined to believe a charging cable is included.
So no more disagreement on anything ever? That would be a boring forum.
Nice try, but that's a big flop. Seems you need to think through what I said.
As so many others are, I'm not on this forum everyday complaining/whining about the tiniest little things Apples chooses to do or not do.
As this is an Apple forum, I'm here for Apple news and tech, which from a content and editorial point of view is outstanding. It is sad that I and many others have to wade through the daily juvenile whines in order to get to some thoughtful well-reasoned posts from other (likely more mature) members.
I don't want one. I have cables and so do you. Nobody is going to get "bitten" except some mythical Apple TV purchaser you made up who somehow has zero cables and despite spending well over $100 on a TV streamer can't (gasp) buy a cable if they need it.
Cables like this may "cost" pennies to make but that's all at the expense of metal mined, oil processed into plastic, packaging made from paper -- all transported, warehoused and managed by workers and machines, using additional resources and putting carbon into the air. So what, we can get more "extra" cables to throw into drawers and landfill? Frankly it's thinking like this that's gotten us where we are (spoiler alert: it's not good).
You're right that the monetary cost here is minimal. Apple could certainly afford to pinch a penny somewhere and give out more landfill-bound cables, but they're actually doing the right thing here and letting the market work as it should. Putting a cost on cables incentivizes people to have the number they actually need and use instead of cranking them out by the millions just to make people feel like they "got their money's worth" somehow.
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The current version has Ethernet and should get Matter support - they just dropped both from the cheapest model.
If you already have an AppleTV 4k you'll get better wifi (6E vs 6), better CPU, more storage, and a better connector on the remote. The new high end AppleTV is a better product if you were buying one now, but no point in upgrading.
Just to show I’m not making it up here are both of mine. Never once was I upset there wasn’t a cord.
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But Apple's usual argument is that it's better for the environment since they're shipping less bulk. "Less carbon footprint."
OK… so I still have to either drive to a store to get that new cable, or order a new one and have a delivery vehicle bring it to my door. Extra fuel burned for one cable.
Toss in the additional packaging for the new cord - more plastic, paper, etc.
How is that being "environmentally" friendly?
What? My portable speaker is USB-C, my Sony headphones are USB-C, my Jabra video conferencing headset is USB-C, heck even my nicotine vape is USB-C. My DJI drone is also USB-C.
Some of these things came with the cables and some didn't. No one was in outrage.
Last year's 2nd generation Apple TV 4K retailed at $179 to $199.
Today's 3rd generation Apple TV 4K retails for $50 less at $129 to $149, hence my assertion that at least Apple is omitting the cable at $50 lower price point.
I’m fine with removing the cable once most users have USB-C devices but I’m sure there are a lot of Apple customers still on lightning.
Exactly we finally got a raise at work, but that was after $0 twice. And the raise we did get barely makes up for just groceries spiking. It doesn't include all the other things that are more expensive. And it's even worse in EU with the energy stuff. Gas is climbing some again, but at least our climate control costs aren't insane
Yea it's not like it will die within a day of use, and even if it does, you can use your phone.
Because plenty of people won’t be doing that until they need a new one, vs every single new Apple TV including one?
This is an absurd thing. Apple is always been noted for being a premium product, and now they are being flat out cheap. This just adds to the cost of the purchase.
Leaves a real bad taste in my mouth
Leaves a real bad taste in my mouth
If they included the cable there would be a 200+ comment post complaining that it’s not actively cooled 🤦♂️😂