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Apple probably realized that they've been selling USB-C cables for years, even in their own stores, and those might have lacked an MFi certification. Better to
by gruturo 3y ago
Apple probably realized that they've been selling USB-C cables for years, even in their own stores, and those might have lacked an MFi certification. Better to avoid the ridicule and do the right thing for once.
- ehPReth 3y agothat, or people running rumour accounts throw everything at the wall to claim victory when something sticks
- smoldesu 3y agoIt would have been more ridiculous if Apple's previous serial bus didn't have DRM.
- dangus 3y agoWhat really happened is that they came up with something proprietary and desirable (MagSafe) to make up for lost accessory sales.
- fh9302 3y agoThe iPhone 15 supports Qi2, which is based on Apple's MagSafe standard. It's not proprietary.
- dangus 3y agoI’m not saying it doesn’t support existing standards, I’m saying that they debuted MagSafe as a proprietary but superior version of the technology. The non-proprietary Qi2 version of this technology came out multiple years after Apple already sold millions of proprietary MagSafe accessories and built up a brand name around it.
- kube-system 3y agoWhen lightning came out, it was also desirable because it was durable and reversible, and USB-C didn't exist yet. Its main problem is that it stayed around for too long.
- dmonitor 3y agothat’s been around for years now on iphones.
- dangus 3y agoThat fact doesn't invalidate my reasoning. When MagSafe was introduced to the iPhone, Apple knew that Lightning was going away in a few short years.