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How about we wait until Apple comes up with a MagSafe connector for phones they want to use and the big bad regulators won't let them? Tim Cook has his own PR
by arcticbull 4y ago
How about we wait until Apple comes up with a MagSafe connector for phones they want to use and the big bad regulators won't let them?
Tim Cook has his own PR team, haha.
- ericd 4y agoDon’t you think this might discourage them from investing the R&D to make something that’ll require a fight to release?
- arcticbull 4y agoSince they've been using Lightning for about 10 years now, I'd say there's other things that are inhibiting their innovation. I suspect it has more to do with third-party accessory manufacturers. Unless you're suggesting that connector innovation requires at least a 10 year iteration cycle?
- ericd 4y agoYeah, people generally don’t want to have to throw out all that stuff after a short period of time, and after a long period, they’ve got even more money invested in that setup, so if it’s not broken… there’s just not really much of a compelling benefit to change types from the perspective of most normal people, and there are concrete downsides in the form of money sunk into it. Anyway, I like USB-C more, I have to carry them anyway, so it’d eliminate one cable when I travel. We’re as close as I’ve ever seen to having the one cable to rule them all, which is pretty cool.