I personally kinda sympathised with their holding onto ports for a while just because I’d heard a number of older apple customers getting rather upset any time ports changed and they needed new adapters and cables, which as a user I can understand. Apple moved to USB-C on their laptops but their iphone customers are larger and less tech savvy, so I always figured there was actually a kernel of just trying to keep their customers happy behind keeping lightning.
In many other products USB c was the standard for a lot of years. So most people already have USB c cables. This decision has nothing to do with the customers.
You just proved why it’s a stupid idea to not switch to type C on the iPhone.
Their mac and iPads already switched years ago. Now Apple users needed to carry a second charger just for their iPhone if they wanted to charge it. What a ridiculous thing. They should’ve switched to type C all at once.
Not to mention pretty much every single tech product for nearly the last decade comes with type C. So I’m sure Apple users have a handful of cables already.
Nintendo switch, GoPros, battery banks, Android phones, headphones… pretty much everything.
I think moving to USB-C was the right move, but when I upgrade eventually, I will have to buy a bunch of new cables and power bricks too, so it’s a hidden cost. Admittedly, if you know where to go, that cost is minimal, but it is still there and it is also something I have to prepare for ahead of time. I have, in regular use, 5 cables right now, 3 of them in bricks. All 5 cables and all 3 bricks would need to be replaced.
I admit I could probably do all of that for $20-$30, but it’s still annoying.
I personally kinda sympathised with their holding onto ports for a while just because I’d heard a number of older apple customers getting rather upset any time ports changed and they needed new adapters and cables, which as a user I can understand. Apple moved to USB-C on their laptops but their iphone customers are larger and less tech savvy, so I always figured there was actually a kernel of just trying to keep their customers happy behind keeping lightning.
In many other products USB c was the standard for a lot of years. So most people already have USB c cables. This decision has nothing to do with the customers.
You just proved why it’s a stupid idea to not switch to type C on the iPhone.
Their mac and iPads already switched years ago. Now Apple users needed to carry a second charger just for their iPhone if they wanted to charge it. What a ridiculous thing. They should’ve switched to type C all at once.
Not to mention pretty much every single tech product for nearly the last decade comes with type C. So I’m sure Apple users have a handful of cables already.
Nintendo switch, GoPros, battery banks, Android phones, headphones… pretty much everything.
No decision made by a Corporation this huge is ever made to make anyone but the shareholders happy.
I think moving to USB-C was the right move, but when I upgrade eventually, I will have to buy a bunch of new cables and power bricks too, so it’s a hidden cost. Admittedly, if you know where to go, that cost is minimal, but it is still there and it is also something I have to prepare for ahead of time. I have, in regular use, 5 cables right now, 3 of them in bricks. All 5 cables and all 3 bricks would need to be replaced.
I admit I could probably do all of that for $20-$30, but it’s still annoying.
Nobody is stopping Apple from adding 2 ports, nobody will be complaining then.
Except Apple, because they can’t peddle their overpriced dongles.
Who you callin’ large?