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It was arguably clear at least five years ago (in 2018, when the iPad Pro got it) that they would switch iPhones to USB-C eventually. And since it was clear tha
by cubefox 3y ago
It was arguably clear at least five years ago (in 2018, when the iPad Pro got it) that they would switch iPhones to USB-C eventually. And since it was clear that they would switch anyway, they should have switched immediately. I assume it was unnecessarily delayed in order to not hurt the ego of the managers who pushed Lightning in the first place. It would have looked like an admission that Lightning had been a mistake and that they should have waited for USB type C.
- bombcar 3y agoI suspect it had more to do with not wanting to piss off their accessory vendors as long as they could (or selling through lightning equipment).
- cubefox 3y agoThe cost of introducing new accessories for USB type C wasn't reduced by delaying the switch, it was just moved to a different point in time.
- smoldesu 3y agoTheir accessory vendors were just paying Apple for a license to connect to the iPhone. Switching to USB-C probably wouldn't piss them off so much as it would enable them to target a regular serial specification (and wider market).