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In itself the Lightning connector apparently is better than USB-C but just look at the market of USB-C (and also USB-A which can be connected to USB-C easily) d
by qwerty456127 5y ago
In itself the Lightning connector apparently is better than USB-C but just look at the market of USB-C (and also USB-A which can be connected to USB-C easily) devices, compare it to that of Lightning and it becomes obvious which is better for you and why does Apple want the other.
- jjtheblunt 5y agoIt makes me wonder if everything would be lightning connectors if Apple had allowed others to use it without royalties.
- GuB-42 5y agoI think one reason why lightning works great is because it is made by Apple. Apple is expensive, and therefore, it can afford to spend the couple of extra cents needed to manufacture a good connector and install it properly. USB has to go on devices where the port already represent a sizable fraction of the cost, and there is a race to the bottom to whoever will produce the least expensive parts, and of course, it is shit. If lightning was standard, we would probably see a lot more failures, simply because not everyone has the same quality requirements as Apple. Of course, USB doesn't have te be terrible, but when you compare USB to lightning, you compare a mixed bag of good and bad parts to only good parts. To be fair, you should only compare USB implementations from reputable, expensive brands against lightning.
- qwerty456127 5y ago> USB has to go on devices where the port already represent a sizable fraction of the cost, and there is a race to the bottom In this context USB-C has failed hilariously, given how much do reliable full-featured USB4 cables cost.