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Apple definitely did not lead on USB-C. Premium Android and Windows laptops standardized on USB-C long before.
by sagarm 6y ago
Apple definitely did not lead on USB-C. Premium Android and Windows laptops standardized on USB-C long before.
- samatman 6y agoThe Apple MacBook was March of 2015. The Galaxy Note 5, released in August of 2015, used a MicroUSB port. I think we'd both agree that is a premium Android device, and clearly, "standardized on" USB-C did not happen "long before". In fact, Android only introduced support for USB-C in 6.0, officially released in October 2015: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB-C#Software_support https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB-C#Software_support So I'm quite sure your memory is faulty, on that one. Given that the specification for USB-C was only finalized in August of 2014, I'm confident your statement about Windows laptops is equally off base.
- kalleboo 6y agoHave windows laptops even standardized on USB-C now? I still see a lot of Windows laptops that come with barrel plug charging and all the legacy ports, and then have a sole USB-C port that you can also use for charging if you buy a separate charger
- firebird84 6y agoThe problem is if they have the space for a USB-A plug, realize that tons of NEW consumer devices still use that! Apple can convince its customer base to buy dongles, but will all Windows PC users be happy with that?