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Apple's USB-C dongle is the least functional, most overpriced dongle there is. It has to have a huge margin.

• reaperducer 8y ago
  Apple's USB-C dongle... Which dongle do you mean? Apple has about five different USB-C dongles, each for a specific purpose. Do you mean the $19 USB-C to old USB dongle? How is it less functional than any other USB-C to old USB dongle? It seems to achieve its stated purpose. What functionality do other USB-C to old USB dongles have that it lacks?
  • camgunz 8y ago
    I mean the first Google result when you lookup 'apple usb-c dongle' [1]. It's $70. [1]: https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MJ1K2AM/A/usb-c-digital-av-multiport-adapter https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MJ1K2AM/A/usb-c-digital-a...
    • reaperducer 8y ago
      If you're on HN, you should know that Google results are tailored to the person, not the search query. The first Google result I got for the same query was the previously mentioned $19 dongle.
      • camgunz 8y ago
        > If you're on HN, you should know that Google results are tailored to the person, not the search query. Incognito FTW But they're all overpriced, because they cost $.80 to make. That's the essence of the whole dongle thing, the margins on them are gigantic. It's why Apple's iPhone connectors were proprietary for so long, it's why they're moving away from analog headphone jacks, it's why the MacBook only has one USB-C port. I honestly don't know how this is controversial at all.