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Apple made their bed here, now they have to sleep in it. Supporting 2 different serial cables for no discernible purpose is borderline highway robbery and an in
by smoldesu 3y ago
Apple made their bed here, now they have to sleep in it. Supporting 2 different serial cables for no discernible purpose is borderline highway robbery and an insult to their userbase. If they didn't like USB-C, they shouldn't have designed protocols around it and used it for a decade in their Pro hardware. If they didn't want to adopt USB-C, they should have put more effort into making Lightning a viable alternative. You don't get to play the helplessness card when talking about the largest business in the world.
I don't trust any of these companies as far as I could throw them. Circumstantially, I'd rather USB-IF hold Apple accountable, since Apple holding themselves accountable just leads to DRM for serial data.
- sbuk 3y agoYou do realise that Apple offered Lightning as a design to the USB-IF? It was rejected by the other members in favour of the obviously inferior Micro USB. Lightning’s versatility did eventually turn heads at the USB-IF, leading to the development of USB Type C, which was driven largely by Apple and Google.
- smoldesu 3y agoThey were right to reject it. Lightning is encumbered with multiple royalties and implementation patents that made it more of a glorified prototype than a reasonable proposal. USB-IF would be mocked for accepting Apple's offering as-written.