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> Why Lightning as opposed to USB-C? Lightning is not a D-shaped so you avoid the "oh I put it in upside down, no wait, I was right the first time." In that r

> Why Lightning as opposed to USB-C? Lightning is not a D-shaped so you avoid the "oh I put it in upside down, no wait, I was right the first time." In that respect, it is the superior design. For power and data. For headphones, I want the ability to charge and listen to something at the same time (eg working at my desk, going on long trips in a car that's more than 2 years old, etc)

aianus 10y ago
> Lightning is not a D-shaped so you avoid the "oh I put it in upside down, no wait, I was right the first time." What? USB-C is reversible: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_Type-C https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_Type-C
Navarr 10y ago
> you avoid the "oh I put it in upside down, no wait, I was right the first time." The same is true for USB-C > For power and data. The same is true for USB-C > going on long trips in a car that's more than 2 years old Lightning has maybe 2 years of existence on USB-C - that's a very small space of tech in-between microUSB and USB-C