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I do not like the mandate because I prefer the lightning connector as the objectively better connector. I’m always amused when people say they don’t see a diff
by sssilver 2y ago
I do not like the mandate because I prefer the lightning connector as the objectively better connector.
I’m always amused when people say they don’t see a difference. The difference to me is significant.
- Tade0 2y agoHow is it better?
- ForOldHack 2y ago1. It's proprietary. · 2. It's more expensive. · 3. It's slower. · 4. It doesn't support fast-charging. ·
- ThatPlayer 2y agoMy favorite is that it doesn't have enough pins for native HDMI. Those Lightning to HDMI adapters have a proper controller chip that takes compressed video and decodes it to output HDMI.
- arrakeen 2y agothe flimsy, breakable part is on the cable rather than the expensive device
- sssilver 2y agoMost importantly, I find it easier to plug into the device without looking.
- martsa1 2y agoI hold the opposite perspective, to me personally, the USB-C feels objectively better. I own phones with both connectors and I've hit issues with two lightning cables over the last ~6 years where dropping the cable onto something metallic shorts out a couple of the connectors rendering the cable useless. Thus far I've not managed to do similar with USB-C. Both cables ultimately wind up being replaced after fatiguing to failure in roughly comparable time IME. Both adapters are pleasant to use compared to predecessors, but USB-C I can share between devices, so the 100W laptop charger will happily charge my phone etc which I find quite convenient. I'm curious what you find preferable about the lightning adapter?
- toolslive 2y agoiirc the EU did not mandate usb-c. It merely forced the industry to pick a standard (the industry reached consensus on usb-c)
- jwueller 2y agoApple didn't manage to convince the rest of the industry that it's the better connector, so USB-C came out ahead. That was not the mandate. The mandate just told them to collaborate and standardize around one connector.
- consteval 2y agoApple charges money on a license for lighting cables. And it's not cheap. Surprise, their competitors don't want to pay out millions to Apple for some crappy charging cables. People have this idea lightning stuck around because it was good. No, it was a money printing machine that required no lubrication from Apple. Even the dumbest of the dumb MBAs wouldn't have killed lightning. From a business perspective it's gold.
- hot_gril 2y agoLightning is the only charging cable that manages to stop working after a while, plus it has some kind of DRM bs. It can rest in pieces, in many cases literally.