Still, since Apple uses that connector across all their products I would expect they would either use that as an exception or in turn be forced to change them a

Still, since Apple uses that connector across all their products I would expect they would either use that as an exception or in turn be forced to change them all. However this issue really is one of connectors in general, it should not be limited to phones as most rechargeable appliances could be made more similar in requirements. The bad side is that it could hamstring any attempt to introduce new and better connectors