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But it'll stick with Lightning port, instead of adopting usb type C, the article suggests. That's disappointing. I wonder if ever the iphone will switch to usb
by pen2l 11y ago
But it'll stick with Lightning port, instead of adopting usb type C, the article suggests. That's disappointing. I wonder if ever the iphone will switch to usb type c -- every other phone will later this year.
- tomschlick 11y agoApple would probably piss more people off than they would make happy. The amount of lightning port gear out there has to be huge. People flipped when they went from the 30-pin to lightning just a few years ago.
- donatj 11y agoUSB 3 can carry alternative signals though. Just sell an adapter and get rid of it. Also, has apple ever really cared about pissing people off?
- wlesieutre 11y agoAdapters work ok for cables, but not so well for docks that you set you phone in. I understand these are a fairly common accessory. Heck, I stayed in a hotel once that had a speaker/alarm gadget with an iPod dock connector in every single room. All obsolete now. Would they do it again so few years later? Android users might be happy to have Apple switching to USB-C, but the majority of Apple's customers wouldn't be.
- zepto 11y agoWhat do you mean by 'alternative signals'? Lightning can carry USB3 anyway and since you need a cable anyway what's the benefit in not using lightning?
- donatj 11y agoA standard cable used on more than one brands devices. A standard that hundreds of thousands of devices are likely to adopt.
- zepto 11y agoPresuming you are talking about USB-C connectors, lightning devices far outnumber them at this point, and there are already hundreds of millions of lightning devices. As to 'used on more than one brand's devices' - what benefit do you think his provides?
- pen2l 11y agoAnd they won't when ditching the 3.5mm audio jack?! By the time iphone7 is released, every other major phone will have already adopted USB type c. Maybe people will be happier that they can borrow a friend's android's cable since it is usable. USB type c ports will be absolutely everywhere soon anyway. I don't think Apple is afraid of pissing people off. E.g., they made the macbook air have just one port usb type c port... (I must say I rather like that they are willing to do this, these are the decisions that really establish usb type c port! I just wish they'll do it with iphone7 too)
- raldi 11y agoNo way. When the Apple Pencil came out, requiring a Lightning port to charge, that was a sure sign that Apple is doubling down here.
- rush340 11y agoIf they're ditching the 3.5mm jack to get thinner, I'm not sure they're going to switch to the thicker USB-C connector. It made sense to move to USB-C on the MacBook where it replaces every other connector and makes their product more aesthetically attractive and thin. On the phone they already have a thinner connector with a much thinner plug. It also allows them to have a high-markup proprietary adapter market.