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> Obviously, because Apple hadn't shipped a single USB-C product at the time the iPhone 7 was released, so it would be idiotic to give folks a USB-C cable. Exc
by WillKirkby 10y ago
> Obviously, because Apple hadn't shipped a single USB-C product at the time the iPhone 7 was released, so it would be idiotic to give folks a USB-C cable.
Except for the Retina MacBook released in April 2015 which has a single USB-C port and nothing else?
- Bud 10y agoYou're right; I had forgotten about that. I think the argument is still generally valid, though. By far, most of the installed base is still on USB-A. So you have to default to that cable for a while longer.
- jedberg 10y agoIn the past their stance was "we'll support the new thing and you can get an adaptor if you have the old thing". And in that case, every iPhone 7 should have shipped with a USB-C cable and then you'd have to go out and get a USB-C to USB-A adaptor. That's how you drive people to move to USB-C, like they did with USB-A back in the day.
- Bud 10y agoYou're forgetting, though, that that would require a new USB-C charger to be designed, as well. Which perhaps wasn't ready yet.