I'm torn on this. On one hand they increased the price and then put this limited port on it but on the other hand this is their lowest-end iPad and how many peo

I'm torn on this. On one hand they increased the price and then put this limited port on it but on the other hand this is their lowest-end iPad and how many people are really plugging it into something where they need data transfer speed? It makes for good headlines but what effect does it really have on most entry-level iPad owners? I'm not talking about people here on HN, I'm talking about your relatives and non-technical friends. I'd wager that somewhere around 70%+ iPads are never plugged into something that uses data ever, in their entire lifetimes. Honestly that number might be higher. I have 4 iPads within arms reach of me right now. The only time they have ever been plugged into a data cable has been for me to load apps on them, I have no other use-case. If they do this on the iPhone 15 (especially the pro) I'll shoot through the roof though. I don't plug in for data other than to load apps for development (otherwise I would have literally never used the port, I use Qi/Magsafe everywhere) but I know there are people who use the iPhone to shoot professional video and the transfers speeds are absurd (WiFi is actually faster IIRC). That said it feels punitive and gross coming from Apple. I expect better, or maybe a better way to phrase that is "I want better from/for Apple".