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EU sends Apple stark warning over USB-C charging o...
Which cable should they have used instead?
ThatPlayer
on May 7, 2023
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They shouldn't have made it proprietary. Lightning could've been the USB-C instead of what we got.
blokey
on May 7, 2023
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You do realize that Apple designed the connector for USB-C and donated it to the consortium.
ThatPlayer
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So why not do that with Lightning too? It's still proprietary to this day.
CrimsonRain
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I've read rumors that they actually did that first but due to politics, the USB consortium decided to use a new physical port design.
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Well blame the consortium members that rejected it over Micro USB!
Moldoteck
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Switch to usb-c just like they did with ipads? And laptops?
robertoandred
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There was no USB-C in 2012.
Moldoteck
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Yes, but now it's 2023, 11 years seems enough to switch from an old usb2.0 port
robertoandred
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It wasn't enough time to switch from the Dock connector to Lightning.
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