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> One recent example is the mandatory use of USB-C ports for wired charging by 2024, in order to reduce electrical waste by allowing the same chargers to be use
by h0l0cube 4y ago
> One recent example is the mandatory use of USB-C ports for wired charging by 2024, in order to reduce electrical waste by allowing the same chargers to be used for all small consumer electronics devices. This comes into force in 2024, and Apple is expected to comply a year ahead of time by swapping out the Lightning port on iPhones for USB-C as of next year’s iPhone 15.
Real sad about this. I’ve had a lot of Android and iOS phones, and by comparison to USB-C, the Lightning connector is more secure and gives a nice tactile click when it’s inserted fully.
- xdfgh1112 4y agoIt's more important that everyone uses the same thing than that it is the best thing.
- baeaz 4y agoI suppose you are being ironic because that sounds quite close to...
- weard_beard 4y agoA healthy regulatory environment in which consumers and business make compromises and have rights... I know. Scary.
- h0l0cube 4y agoIf Apple open-sourced their connectors and involved other manufacturers and stake-holders, we might have had both. But the extra profits from accessories was obviously too hard to ignore. That said, lightning is probably more complicated and expensive to manufacture vs USB-C, and then they would have had to either compete or compromise with the USB Implementers Forum[0] instead of creating something in their vision. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_Implementers_Forum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_Implementers_Forum
- tpxl 4y agoThey could have both ports if they wanted to.