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> after people complained about them switching connectors frequently If they complained about that, they're wrong. Lightning was their first switch in connect

by hbn 3y ago

> after people complained about them switching connectors frequently If they complained about that, they're wrong. Lightning was their first switch in connector after the original 30-pin, and this is their second switch ever. But I'm sure we can strap in for a year or 2 of people complaining about how "Apple always changes the connector" even though it's been twice in a couple decades (30-pin started with the iPod)

SllX 3y ago
9 years of 30-pin and 11 years of Lightning. Not too shabby.
- Dork1234 3y ago
  I remember the days when every single device had a different cable to connect/power (looking at you sony laptops and cameras). Apple has always been one of the better companies for limited unneeded changes.
- hbn 3y ago
  It's also worth noting that when USB-C was finalized, Apple had only made the switch to Lightning a couple years prior. People were already upset over that switch because all of their cables and accessories were suddenly incompatible (this was at a time when people used their port for a lot more). I think if Apple immediately changed out their port for USB-C in 2015 like a lot of Android manufacturers did, they would have gotten a LOT of flak. While I'm sure they certainly enjoyed the selfish benefits of Lightning until now, there's something to be said that it's a pro-consumer move to let people continue to use their cables and accessories for a decade before making the jump. Even after doing this now, I'm already preparing to hear people complain about how this move is a money grab.
  - carstenhag 3y ago
    Honestly, they should have said: Hey folks, in 2 years all new products will be USB-C. Then manufacturers of accessories and consumers could have chosen whether to buy Lightning stuff or to wait.
    - diebeforei485 3y ago
      This would lead to two years of the Osborne effect.
bsimpson 3y ago
Weren't the original iPods FireWire?

by hbn 3y ago

SllX 3y ago

9 years of 30-pin and 11 years of Lightning. Not too shabby.

Dork1234 3y ago
I remember the days when every single device had a different cable to connect/power (looking at you sony laptops and cameras). Apple has always been one of the better companies for limited unneeded changes.
hbn 3y ago
It's also worth noting that when USB-C was finalized, Apple had only made the switch to Lightning a couple years prior. People were already upset over that switch because all of their cables and accessories were suddenly incompatible (this was at a time when people used their port for a lot more). I think if Apple immediately changed out their port for USB-C in 2015 like a lot of Android manufacturers did, they would have gotten a LOT of flak. While I'm sure they certainly enjoyed the selfish benefits of Lightning until now, there's something to be said that it's a pro-consumer move to let people continue to use their cables and accessories for a decade before making the jump. Even after doing this now, I'm already preparing to hear people complain about how this move is a money grab.
- carstenhag 3y ago
  Honestly, they should have said: Hey folks, in 2 years all new products will be USB-C. Then manufacturers of accessories and consumers could have chosen whether to buy Lightning stuff or to wait.
  - diebeforei485 3y ago
    This would lead to two years of the Osborne effect.

bsimpson 3y ago

Weren't the original iPods FireWire?