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When they made Lightning USB didn't even have an agreed-upon charging standard. Much less all the other requirements Apple had for the cable. Do not try and pr
by troupo 2y ago
When they made Lightning USB didn't even have an agreed-upon charging standard. Much less all the other requirements Apple had for the cable.
Do not try and pretend that USB was any good when Lightning was announced. And even USB-C is a mess of conflicting and confusing optional specifications.
- talldayo 2y ago> And even USB-C is a mess of conflicting and confusing optional specifications. Certainly one that Apple didn't struggle to navigate, considering they designed Thunderbolt around the specification.
- troupo 2y agoAs I understand, original Thunderbolt was mostly Intel's work, and Apple figured out how to have it with the mini-DP connector. Later Thunderbolt is Intel doing the right thing: they took many of the features that USB-C lists as optional, and made them required for Thunderbolt specification. That's why the first M1 Macbook was Thunderbolt-capable/enabled, not fully Thunderbolt certified