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I'd love to hear the backroom conversations that lit a fire under them to launch this in the EU. I wager that right-to-repair is getting close over there and fo
by mmastrac 4y ago
I'd love to hear the backroom conversations that lit a fire under them to launch this in the EU. I wager that right-to-repair is getting close over there and forcing Apple devices to use USB-C was a bellweather.
Their programs haven't been great so far, but _some_ repairability is better than none, and eventually this will build a taste for non-disposable devices in consumers' minds.
- Zenst 4y agoThe whole aspect this was already launched in the USA, meant that expanding it was logical, however it was needed. The real question is - how competitive is it, and prices. Hence, device insurance is, and probably will be, the safest move for many still.
- sircastor 4y agoI really don't think the law is what pushed Apple to adopt USB-C. I think they actually wanted to use it back in 2012 when they introduced lightning, but USB-C wasn't ready for primetime, so they made their own.
- ghaff 4y agoIt was pretty clear that Apple was going to phase out Lightning in favor of USB-C at some point. The only question is at what point given that it was going to be something of a slight negative for existing customers--but that's less true today with USB-C increasingly widespread.
- rootusrootus 4y agoNow is about the right time for my family. We've got critical mass for USB-C -- the macbooks, newest iPads for the kids, chromebooks, etc. We're down to only having Lightning for our iPhones and my wife's iPad. So we've crossed over the point where losing the lightning cable would be annoying, and into the zone where it'll be nice to throw it out and only have USB-C from here forward.
- MBCook 4y agoDoesn’t lightning predate USB-C?
- sircastor 4y agoLightning was debuted a couple of years (2012) before USB-C was finalized in 2014.
- rootusrootus 4y ago> forcing Apple devices to use USB-C was a bellweather. Apple has been migrating all of their devices over to USB-C for years. The iPhone has been a holdout because people will bitch about not being able to use their 10 years of accumulated lightning cables. I hate to have sympathy for a big corp, but c'mon, nothing they do will appease everyone.
- Etheryte 4y agoI don't think this take holds up to scrutiny. Unless I've missed any recent news, Apple has currently said they will switch the iPhone to USB-C for the EU market but keep the lightning connector in the US.
- bombcar 4y agoApple always says they won’t change anything until they suddenly announce that changing the thing is the most bestest advance ever.
- rootusrootus 4y agoAnd that makes them like literally every other company in the entire world.
- rootusrootus 4y agoThen why have they switched literally every other device to USB-C?