> they were the only major manufacturer on the market not playing ball with a standardized port I genuinely believe that there’s only one real reason Apple res

> they were the only major manufacturer on the market not playing ball with a standardized port I genuinely believe that there’s only one real reason Apple resisted moving away from Lightning: They saw the writing on the wall from the EU over the last few years, and - remembering the way people lost their minds over the switch from 40-pin to Lightning (“it’s a money grab! they want me to replace all of my accessories!”) - chose to wait so they’d have someone to deflect blame to. Licensing revenue from Lightning MFi is a drop in the bucket. I’m not a manufacturing operations expert, but I have to imagine that the simplification of supply chains alone will nearly offset that loss over time.