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If Apples actions have taught us anything it is that their products are standards hostile. To list two relevant to this cycle: USB-C and WiFi Alliance TimeSync
by robert_foss 9y ago
If Apples actions have taught us anything it is that their products are standards hostile.
To list two relevant to this cycle: USB-C and WiFi Alliance TimeSync
- realityking 9y agoHow's Apple USB-C hostile? They got plenty of flake for dropping all other ports on the MacBook Pro (except the headphone port)
- robert_foss 9y agoYou will never find one on an iPhone or iPad. And for which reasons? None apart from owning the ecosystems/further profits.
- comex 9y agoThere are other factors. For one, Lightning is significantly thinner, so more suitable for thinner devices. For another, switching to USB-C would force iPhone users (who mostly already have Lightning cables) to buy new cables. I don't know how large a role those factors play, compared to what you said - the other phone makers don't seem to have a problem with the thickness, and Apple certainly isn't known for being hesitant to make its users buy new cables - but they do exist.