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Let's not kid ourselves. Apple earns money from Lightning royalties.

• jjtheblunt 5y ago
  to your point, Apple also earns money from a 2+ year head start on shipping thin-connector phones, shipped in Sep 2012 whereas usb-c had only reached a stable design decision in Aug 2014, so would wait even longer to ship.
  • oynqr 5y ago
    Come on, micro usb isn't that thick either
    • frosted-flakes 5y ago
      USB-C is actually slightly thicker than micro-USB.
    • PostThisTooFast 5y ago
      Micro-USB is also execrable junk.
    • rualca 5y ago
      USB-C is about 8.4*3.6 mm² whereas USB micro-A is 6.85*1.8mm². The difference might not be very noticeable, but USB-C is has around 3 times the area of USB micro-A.