I have not used Apple products in a while so perhaps my comment has less value but I would prefer all devices use the same standard and ideally use the same con

I have not used Apple products in a while so perhaps my comment has less value but I would prefer all devices use the same standard and ideally use the same connector. Today that appears to be the USB-C connector using USB 3.0 gen 2 spec. I can only hope that only the USB version evolves and not the connector so that if a friend needs a cable or I buy a new device I have the right cables. In my opinion people with legacy devices should use a dongle or hub to adapt from Lightning and others to USB-C/3.2.