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> Why did they not make the charging port USB C? Because there are about half a billion potential customers out there who already have phones that charge via l
by djrogers 10y ago
> Why did they not make the charging port USB C?
Because there are about half a billion potential customers out there who already have phones that charge via lightning?
- Karunamon 10y agoSince when has that ever bothered them? There was the dock connector -> lightning connector switch. There's the ADB -> USB switch back in the day. And now there headphone jack -> wireless thing switch. Apple cares not one whit for obsoleting the stuff you have.
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- bunderbunder 10y agoNevertheless, the phone these are designed to be used with (the same one you mention on the 2nd to last line of your post) still charges via a Lightning port. They may be merciless about the whole planned obsolescence thing, but they aren't stupid.
- djrogers 10y agoThe dock connector lived for 13 years, ADB lived for about as long, and both were obsolete and replaced by better ports. I don't doubt that one day iPhones may use USB-C or whatever replaces it, but the lightning port is going to be around for a long time - it was designed to last at least a decade, and I don't doubt that it will.