Fair point about the ears and user replacability. Still, Apple's Lightning cables are also extremely vulnerable to bending and abrasion. What makes you think t

Fair 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