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Unifying to one standard port is kind of cool, except for the fact that not even Apple's other devices use that type of connection and users will have to buy do
by GVIrish 10y ago
Unifying to one standard port is kind of cool, except for the fact that not even Apple's other devices use that type of connection and users will have to buy dongles for almost everything. That represents a concrete step backwards in user experience.
There is a time to be bold and throw your weight behind a better standard, but there's also a time when doing so makes things inconvenient with little to no benefit.
That wouldn't be so bad if the Macbook were significantly more powerful but here we have a machine with the same max RAM as the Macbook they sold 4 years ago while PC laptops are shipping with 4 times as much.
It just seems like Apple is focusing on making a sleek and visually pleasing device, rather than a device that will be most useful to those who want to work on MacOS.
- sahaj 10y agoThe next iPhone will likely have a USB-C port. They couldn't have changed the lightening port on the iPhone after only being on the iPhone for a single generation.
- dpark 10y agoYou think they're going to ditch lightning after everyone buys a bunch of accessories? They could, but I doubt it. What would switching to USB C do for Apple?
- troygoode 10y ago"They could, but I doubt it." – you mean exactly like they did with the switch to Lightning already?
- JBReefer 10y agoIf you're going to piss people off by removing the headphone jack, you don't do it again by changing ports next year. You tear the bandage off in one go.
- dpark 10y agoYes, I mean it exactly like that. Apple could and would switch if it provided them significant benefit (smaller, more robust connector, ability to make the phone thinner, new capabilities). I don't see that USB-C provides them with anything except a loss of control over the connector and a bunch of annoyed customers.
- jolux 10y agoThey're not about to switch to USB-C on mobile. They've been doubling down on Lightning recently with the Apple TV remote and the new Magic peripherals.
- adt2bt 10y agoMore likely IMO is the next iPhone will have a lightning to USB-C cable.