Will the next MBP contain legacy ports?

[BarracksSi]

I was thinking it could prootrude inside the socket but they would have to have a custom new connector design for that which would be compatible with USB-C, but at then they might as well make the connector magnetic. I think having it around the port may not be the best idea.

So, it'd be like Griffin's still-evolving BreakSafe magnetic power connector?

 

[jerryk]

I doubt Apple would give up the control it has with licensing lightning.

What control from licensing lightning?

On the main page of this site they said apple signed on with the Qi Wireless charging standard. So if you don't required a lightning cable to charge, and Apple is pushed Beats and Airpods BT earphones, why would people buy cables with lightning connector?

Also, the margin on a pair of Beats or Airpod BT earphones is large.

And then there will of course, be the Apple branded Qi chargers which also will have large margins.

 

[ZapNZs]

Yes. As a percentage of Apple's total income the license fees generated by Lightning would be small potatoes. Over the years they have been reducing the costs but nobody knows for sure what they currently stand at, the information is bound by NDAs.

https://www.macrumors.com/2014/02/07/lower-mfi-licensing-fees/
https://mfi.apple.com/MFiWeb/getFAQ.action

If dropping the Lightning port allows them to make a better iPhone it will more than make up for it in increased sales.

Apple likes charging developers and manufacturers fees, just like Alphabet. But they're not totally adverse to adopting open standards, they went USB before anybody else and have given USB-C a big shot in the arm with the new MacBooks.

Come on...I love Apple, but Apple LOVES exclusivity - it gives them more control, and brings in more money (and as a private business, they have all the right in the world to do this, and it is a financially ingenious play.) A microSD card, upgradable RAM, the 3.5mm headjack, and upgradable hard drives don't bring in the money. Lightning, soldered RAM, wireless charging that must use a base they make or contract, hard drives built into the logic board, and TB3 that only works on select products bring in the heavy dough.

What constitutes a "better phone" is what constitutes a "more profitable phone," whether that be volume, profit margin, accessories, planned obsolescence, or a change in how carriers advertise/contract. Presumably, the next iPhone will pull out all the stops (as will the phones from other companies) due to changes in how carriers are treating flagship smartphones.

 

[steve62388]

Come on...I love Apple, but Apple LOVES exclusivity - it gives them more control, and brings in more money (and as a private business, they have all the right in the world to do this, and it is a financially ingenious play.) A microSD card, upgradable RAM, the 3.5mm headjack, and upgradable hard drives don't bring in the money. Lightning, soldered RAM, wireless charging that must use a base they make or contract, hard drives built into the logic board, and TB3 that only works on select products bring in the heavy dough.

What constitutes a "better phone" is what constitutes a "more profitable phone," whether that be volume, profit margin, accessories, planned obsolescence, or a change in how carriers advertise/contract. Presumably, the next iPhone will pull out all the stops (as will the phones from other companies) due to changes in how carriers are treating flagship smartphones.

We have gone way off topic here. The answer to the original question is 'no'.

 

[Appleaker]

So, it'd be like Griffin's still-evolving BreakSafe magnetic power connector?

Not really - the port would be magnetic but only the Apple charging cable would be able to take advantage of this as the connector on that cable would be smaller to avoid friction and allow it to magnetically plug into the port.

 

[hawkeye_a]

What control from licensing lightning?

On the main page of this site they said apple signed on with the Qi Wireless charging standard. So if you don't required a lightning cable to charge, and Apple is pushed Beats and Airpods BT earphones, why would people buy cables with lightning connector?

Also, the margin on a pair of Beats or Airpod BT earphones is large.

And then there will of course, be the Apple branded Qi chargers which also will have large margins.

If they go all wireless, there is a possibility that there wont be any ports on the iPhone.

My earlier statement was regarding them changing the lightning port to a USB-C port. I do not think that will happen.