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> unwilling (cough Apple and USB-C) to do the right thing on its own. There was, and still is, no reason that Apple should have been forced to adopt USB-C with
by kotaKat 1y ago
> unwilling (cough Apple and USB-C) to do the right thing on its own.
There was, and still is, no reason that Apple should have been forced to adopt USB-C with the proliferation of Lightning on the market - a connector with significantly more lifetime and reliability than USB-C. If you want a device with USB-C, go pick an Android device that ships with USB-C. Forcing these regulations has just forced everyone to sell the same amorphous brick of glass and sand under the guise of "consumer choice".
(And remember: It's okay when Google goes anti-competitive, but it's not okay when Apple does it! --Margrethe Vestager)
- raron 1y agoApple was not forced to abandon the Lightning connector. If they would think that Lightning is a better product and keeping it would be positive thing for their customers, then they could still use it (beside a Type-C connector).
- kotaKat 1y agoExcept Apple shouldn't be forced to use a Type-C connector in the first place, and pandering to Vestager's terminally dry desert in her pants so she can get off to a USB-C port shouldn't be on Apple's priority list.
- _zoltan_ 1y agoforcing apple to do USB-C was a good move.