Many people would prefer to have USB-C cables on their phone. I guess the majority don't care, many would like USB-C and those who prefer lightning are in minor

Many people would prefer to have USB-C cables on their phone. I guess the majority don't care, many would like USB-C and those who prefer lightning are in minority. The transition from lightning to USB-C would also probably be simpler than from 30-pin to lightning. In the long run people will have more spare usb-c cables than lightning ones as well.