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Apple wasn't helpless to the whims of the USB foundation; if they'd opened the standard it would have been adopted as "the new USB" Instead they made an improv
by cduzz 4y ago
Apple wasn't helpless to the whims of the USB foundation; if they'd opened the standard it would have been adopted as "the new USB"
Instead they made an improved proprietary connector and the rest of the world made a different connector that's got most of the same advantages.
The broad thinking is the next device won't have a cable at all, which will be its own torture.
- Domenic_S 4y ago> if they'd opened the standard it would have been adopted as "the new USB" That isn't self-evident as true. Tesla opened the patents to their charging connector but I don't think anyone's used it, they're still using goofy CHAdeMO and CCS and whatever else.
- cduzz 4y agoTesla is not apple. Tesla, in 2012, wasn't an incumbent automaker with any sway over anything. Also, the original "openness" of the tesla patents is debatable. Apple was core to the success of the original USB; they were the first to adopt it as the only accessory interface on their mass market computers 1998 imac. They've worked with other major players for the past several decades, making standards like firewire, thunderbolt, and USB. Apple was and is a major player in the standards bodies.
- dagmx 4y agoApple also contributed to the design of USB-C and were one of the first major adopters. It’s not all cut and dry unfortunately.
- ascagnel_ 4y ago> if they'd opened the standard it would have been adopted as "the new USB" Lightning cost more to manufacture (especially relative to micro-USB), which made it a non-starter for widespread adoption.