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Seriously? You don't think even 2% users are going to lift the brick using its own cord, or (accidentally) pull the cable past its safe bend radius, or wrap it
by scott_karana 10y ago
Seriously? You don't think even 2% users are going to lift the brick using its own cord, or (accidentally) pull the cable past its safe bend radius, or wrap it tightly around the Apple-provided cable-wrapping arms?
There's a reason why everyone else uses thicker cables and strain relief.
And it's not because of end-user negligence: it's because of engineering pragmatism.
- pier25 10y agoTo be able to ignore the instructions you have to be able to read them first. ;) Although all this is irrelevant since Apple phased out mag safe, the "ears" that hold the cable, and added a removable cable.
- scott_karana 10y agoFair point about the ears and user replacability. Still, Apple's Lightning cables are also extremely vulnerable to bending and abrasion. What makes you think their USB-C cables will be much better? Non-technical customers who can't afford to buy new cables, or don't know to use better aftermarket cables, are already known to resort to using springs from pens as ad-hoc strain relief: https://www.google.ca/search?q=iphone+charger+spring https://www.google.ca/search?q=iphone+charger+spring
- pier25 10y ago> What makes you think their USB-C cables will be much better? Nothing, but at least those can be replaced without having to upgrade the whole power brick.