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> USB-C-only laptops I think it's hilarious that Apple managed to get criticised for being both too early AND too late with USB-C.
by simondotau 5mo ago
> USB-C-only laptops
I think it's hilarious that Apple managed to get criticised for being both too early AND too late with USB-C.
- al_borland 5mo agoTo be fair, they were criticized a lot for dropping the 30-pin connector and going to Lightning too. At the time they said they designed Lightning to last 10 years (about how long 30-pin lasted), because they knew how disruptive a port change is with all the accessories people have. It lasted from 2012-2023, 11 years. So they made good on their promise.
- benoau 5mo ago"Promise" is doing a lot of heavy lifting, this whole theory is extrapolated entirely from a single remark during the iPhone 5 introduction in 2012, "this connector is a modern connector for the next decade". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4gC4Z-fx5k&t=1571s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4gC4Z-fx5k&t=1571s The only other time they referred to replacing Lightning was when Joswiak said "obviously we’ll have to comply, we have no choice.". https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/26/23423977/iphone-usb-c-eu-law-joswiak-confirms-compliance-lightning https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/26/23423977/iphone-usb-c-eu...