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I'm curious why Apple went with USB-C for laptops but not phones. With laptops it was more surprising, because they ditched the beloved MagSafe. I see no techn
by combatentropy 5y ago
I'm curious why Apple went with USB-C for laptops but not phones. With laptops it was more surprising, because they ditched the beloved MagSafe.
I see no technical advantage in Lightning over USB-C. So the only reason I can think of for Apple to prefer Lightning is profits. But then why relent on MagSafe? Is it because it sells so far fewer laptops than phones that laptop accessories are just a blip?
Also what makes Apple's history incongruous is that they were the ones who first embraced USB with gusto, putting no other kind of port on the iMac, in 1998.
- beeboop 5y agocomputers require peripherals much more than phones, which usually require none. they were going to have to add USB C anyway, and apple is all about reducing ports, so they kept just the USB C
- Traster 5y agoIsn't USB-C much larger than lightning physically? That would be a good reason for the phone.
- wmf 5y agoLightning came out years before USB-C (in fact, USB-C is inspired by Lightning). Macs never used Lightning; they transitioned from MagSafe to USB-C (which caused its own gripes).