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Apple 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

Apple 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 ago
USB 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 ago
  Adapters 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 ago
  What 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 ago
    A standard cable used on more than one brands devices. A standard that hundreds of thousands of devices are likely to adopt.
    - zepto 11y ago
      Presuming 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 ago
And 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)

donatj 11y ago

USB 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 ago
Adapters 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 ago
What 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 ago
  A standard cable used on more than one brands devices. A standard that hundreds of thousands of devices are likely to adopt.
  - zepto 11y ago
    Presuming 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 ago

And 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)