"That's a weird way to greenwash profit reasons."

"I mean it helps them lose new first time customers and lose previous customers as well (once you're off the wagon, you're off). I'm all for this."

Pick a narrative and stick to it.

My narrative is that Apple is a market company that'll say anything to make a ridicious profit on their often times subpar technology.

Yeah right, I'm sure the amount of individuals in this category are so negligible to the overall numbers that it might as well be a rounding error. You want to not buy some $1000 phone due to not including $4 in accessories? You weren't the group they were selling to in the first place. We have so many cords around our work stations, sofas, and desks that the industry created and sustained an entirely successful third party market for chargers and cables. Almost all of my wireless chargers and usb hubs for all devices are some form of Amazon reseller or Anker.

You're basically talking about customers who have not bought a single USB device before. Is this a large segment?

So the article claims that device uses a proprietary connector (lightning jack) That is not a common USB cable. (Most USB cables were usb micro and are now becoming USB C)

Also, it depends on implementation as well. Some devices are compatible and need the quick chargers.

Or those who bought a phone but traded it in towards the cost of a new one. And the charger went with it, because otherwise you get a lower price...