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1. remove ability for people to use a cable to transfer photos 2. force everyone to upload pics to icloud 3. ???? 4. profit!

by gcb0 12y ago

digi_owl 12y ago
And if G or MS pulled the same, everyone would be yelling about antitrust...
- gcb0 12y ago
  lol. indeed! but since it is apple, we get downvotes. enjoy! (btw, search online for the time --2007?-- that nokia forced the whole industry to microUSB, that every single phone uses nowadays, as the standard charger plug by being the first to mass adopt it. everyone cried charger monoply)
  - MBCook 12y ago
    I believe that was an EU law, not people chasing Nokia compatibility.
  - pbreit 12y ago
    Thank goodness not "every single phone uses" the galactically stupid MicroUSB.
    - gcb0 12y ago
      Yeah, 30 pin was much better option at the time.... btw, nokia moved away from a connector exactly like the 30pin one
- TazeTSchnitzel 12y ago
  This is nothing to do with antitrust. This is not Apple abusing a monopoly to enter another market.
- foodstances 12y ago
  You mean like how Google doesn't support MicroSD expansion in their Nexus devices so you have to store all of your media in the cloud, probably with Google's services?
  - gcb0 12y ago
    Exactly! 2015, the year the world became so bad, microsoft doesn't even register on the radar anymore.
TazeTSchnitzel 12y ago
> remove ability for people to use a cable to transfer photos Where did Apple do that? They just made you need an adapter to connect an iPhone to your MacBook.
- pbreit 12y ago
  You can transfer photos between iOS and MacOS wirelessly via AirDrop.
  - gcb0 12y ago
    Airdrop is also a win for apple. Or do you think other device manufacturers can add that simple service over wifi and the airdrop logo for free?
- gcb0 12y ago
  Isnt the article saying thats not even for sale yet?
  - TazeTSchnitzel 12y ago
    No. They're saying there's no USB-C to Lightning cable. But that's not the only way you could connect it.
pbreit 12y ago
Or: 1. Make awesome products 2. Profit

1. remove ability for people to use a cable to transfer photos 2. force everyone to upload pics to icloud 3. ???? 4. profit!

by gcb0 12y ago

1. remove ability for people to use a cable to transfer photos 2. force everyone to upload pics to icloud 3. ???? 4. profit!

digi_owl 12y ago

And if G or MS pulled the same, everyone would be yelling about antitrust...

gcb0 12y ago
lol. indeed! but since it is apple, we get downvotes. enjoy! (btw, search online for the time --2007?-- that nokia forced the whole industry to microUSB, that every single phone uses nowadays, as the standard charger plug by being the first to mass adopt it. everyone cried charger monoply)
- MBCook 12y ago
  I believe that was an EU law, not people chasing Nokia compatibility.
- pbreit 12y ago
  Thank goodness not "every single phone uses" the galactically stupid MicroUSB.
  - gcb0 12y ago
    Yeah, 30 pin was much better option at the time.... btw, nokia moved away from a connector exactly like the 30pin one
TazeTSchnitzel 12y ago
This is nothing to do with antitrust. This is not Apple abusing a monopoly to enter another market.
foodstances 12y ago
You mean like how Google doesn't support MicroSD expansion in their Nexus devices so you have to store all of your media in the cloud, probably with Google's services?
- gcb0 12y ago
  Exactly! 2015, the year the world became so bad, microsoft doesn't even register on the radar anymore.

TazeTSchnitzel 12y ago

> remove ability for people to use a cable to transfer photos Where did Apple do that? They just made you need an adapter to connect an iPhone to your MacBook.

pbreit 12y ago
You can transfer photos between iOS and MacOS wirelessly via AirDrop.
- gcb0 12y ago
  Airdrop is also a win for apple. Or do you think other device manufacturers can add that simple service over wifi and the airdrop logo for free?
gcb0 12y ago
Isnt the article saying thats not even for sale yet?
- TazeTSchnitzel 12y ago
  No. They're saying there's no USB-C to Lightning cable. But that's not the only way you could connect it.

pbreit 12y ago

Or: 1. Make awesome products 2. Profit