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We had the 30 pin dock connector on iPods and iPhones for eleven years and now lightning for eight. Forcing people to throw away most of a decade's worth of al
by GeekyBear 7y ago
We had the 30 pin dock connector on iPods and iPhones for eleven years and now lightning for eight.
Forcing people to throw away most of a decade's worth of already purchased cables and accessories does seem like an odd way to cut down on ewaste given the fact that Apple already switched the chargers themselves to USB-C.
I guess my lightning compatible alarm clock/docking station can go live on a nice farm with my long gone 30 pin alarm clock/dock, where they can both run and play.
- lostlogin 7y agoThat 30 pin thing was barbaric and probably the least Apple-like thing they ever made.
- GeekyBear 7y agoThe original iPod just had a FireWire port. When they decided to make the iPod PC compatible we ended up with a connector that was passing through FireWire, USB, audio, playback controls, and the kitchen sink. After a certain point, they started passing through video as well.
- boudin 7y agoThis is a bit of the chicken and egg problem. People will have to throw away accessories because those aren't standards in the first place. Does it still make sense to allow this when there's no technical reason? I think it was a mistake that the 2009 directive was not mandatory, it would have avoided device like the one you mention being vendor locked in the first place.