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Re:Apple Finally Updates MacBook Air with Retina Display, To... by notatoad on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @12:21PM (#18338273)
if apple were truly imposing USB-C as the "one cable" it would be less frustrating. it's crazy that still, three years after the macbook pro switched to all usb-c, if you go to the apple store and buy a brand new iPhone and a brand new mac, you need an aftermarket cable to connect the two.
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Re:Apple Finally Updates MacBook Air with Retina Display, To... by 51lver on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @12:48PM (#18338643)
Aftermarket means it was supplied by an accessory manufacturer and not the original equipment manufacturer, generally without the OEM's blessing. It's really more of a car term than a computer term.
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Re:Apple Finally Updates MacBook Air with Retina Display, To... by gumby on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @12:35PM (#18338483)
No you don't -- apple sells a cable with lighting on one end and type c on the other end. I have one.

Given that the new iPad has type C I assume that's the future for iPhones as well.

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Re:Apple Finally Updates MacBook Air with Retina Display, To... by notatoad on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @12:37PM (#18338506)
maybe i used the wrong word, does aftermarket not mean you have to buy it separately from the actual product?
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Re:Apple Finally Updates MacBook Air with Retina Display, To... by toyg on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @12:51PM (#18338670)
I think it's often used to indicate third-party products.
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Re:Apple Finally Updates MacBook Air with Retina Display, To... by dwighttk on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @02:32PM (#18339925)
>you need an aftermarket cable to connect the two.

or you can connect wirelessly.

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Re:Apple Finally Updates MacBook Air with Retina Display, To... by intopieces on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @02:26PM (#18339834)
>you need an aftermarket cable to connect the two.

You don't need a cable at all, because they connect over AirDrop.

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