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Because it's a standard. You're no longer required to spend a lot of money on Apple's proprietary chargers, anyone can make a good charger. And you can get mag
by DRW_ 8y ago
Because it's a standard. You're no longer required to spend a lot of money on Apple's proprietary chargers, anyone can make a good charger.
And you can get magsafe-like USB-C chargers. I don't see why, given that option, you'd choose to limit your options to only being able to buy a legitimate charger from Apple, and that charger only being useful for that one device.
- jwr 8y agoI heard that argument and I don't buy it. First, "it's a standard" ignores reality: there are very few devices out there that implement the standard correctly. Second, I don't buy chargers every day. Third, even if I wanted to buy a charger, I would definitely want to spend the money on Apple's "proprietary" chargers, because they are safer and better than the cheap ones (see http://www.righto.com/2012/03/inside-cheap-phone-charger-and-why-you.html http://www.righto.com/2012/03/inside-cheap-phone-charger-and... or http://www.righto.com/2012/03/inside-cheap-phone-charger-and-why-you.html http://www.righto.com/2012/03/inside-cheap-phone-charger-and... for examples). I like Magsafe, I've been very happy with it, and I think it is silly of Apple to abandon it for no good reason.