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The USB C connector is not 23 years old. IIRC Apple was a big participant in the USB C design process, advocating for a symmetric connector (like Lightning), un
by musicale 3y ago
The USB C connector is not 23 years old. IIRC Apple was a big participant in the USB C design process, advocating for a symmetric connector (like Lightning), unifying USB C and Thunderbolt, etc.
For that matter, Apple was a major adopter of USB starting with the iMac in 1998 (which also ditched 3.5" floppy disks in favor of optical and USB storage options - later models added FireWire.) Non-USB connections for iDevices (FireWire, 30-pin, Lightning) were used because of limitations of USB at the time(s). 30-pin and Lightning were retained for ~10 years to reduce connector churn (sorry Firewire iPod people.)
Regarding the pro model, it's definitely convenient to be able to shoot directly to an external SSD, connect to a monitor (and charge from it like a MacBook or iPad) etc. without a dongle.
- user_named 3y ago[flagged]
- chaosbolt 3y agoOh now it's convenient to connect it to external storage? What happened to "who cares about how shit itunes is on windows just buy a mac or use itunes", or "who cares about sd cards or external storage just use the cloud" etc.?
- e-clinton 3y agoBoth are true. 99.999% of users won’t connect external storage or a monitor. Personally I feel like I get nothing with the shift from lightening to USB C other than having to toss dozens of perfectly good cables and buy new ones that will achieve the exact same thing.
- KptMarchewa 3y ago>For that matter, Apple was a major adopter of USB And they've pioniered USB-C usage in charging with otherwise ill-conceived 2015 MBP.