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What really happened is that they came up with something proprietary and desirable (MagSafe) to make up for lost accessory sales.
by dangus 3y ago
What 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.