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The speed of lightning seems pretty irrelevant, it is not meaningfully used for anything other than charging and carplay at this point. Adding in a USB3 bus is
by RL_Quine 5y ago
The speed of lightning seems pretty irrelevant, it is not meaningfully used for anything other than charging and carplay at this point. Adding in a USB3 bus is a waste of money.
- hannasanarion 5y agoContinuing to make, ship, and sell single-purpose cables that are only compatible with a single device model is also a waste of money.
- Melatonic 5y agoI agree - why Apple has stuck with it for so long is beyond me. They have gone USB-C on their laptops big time so why not just switch the iOS devices as well?
- Spooky23 5y agoEasy. Replacement of a $10 cable is better than a $1000 iPhone pro when the contacts wear out. When they flip to USB, they’ll use some sort of wireless solution.
- devonbleak 5y agoNot saying it's the be all end all of connectors but it's also used on all their mac accessories at this point. I have a single lightning cable at my desk that charges keyboard, trackpad, airpods and phone. Only thing it doesn't do is the watch.
- dzhiurgis 5y agoHow are you supposed to get your 1TB ProRes videos off it then? You’d think Photos app (abomination) would be smart enough to get them directly wirelessly, but no you need to get them on iCloud first…