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Real courage would be to admit that USB-C is better than Lightening, and to switch their new iPhones to USB-C.
by Casseres 10y ago
Real courage would be to admit that USB-C is better than Lightening, and to switch their new iPhones to USB-C.
- AtheistOfFail 10y agoBut you can't charge licensing fees on that. The issue is that Apple is making you a third party customer while they rake in cash from selling a non-standard connector. Reminds me of Firewire, it should die quickly.
- clintonb 10y agoFireWire had higher bandwidth than USB 1.0/1.1. USB 2.0 had higher bandwidth (480 Mbps) in bursts. FireWire (due to the dedicated hardware) could sustain 400 Mbps transfers. The use of FireWire on the first iPods and DV cameras was a good choice.