Re:Apple can own I/O to own the universe
by sjg007 on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @05:38AM
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Except in the hands of kids who manage to destroy cables readily. The original iPad one and even lightning. USB-c is way better.
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My kids have destroyed countless lightning cables and usb micro cables. They have also destroyed 3 amazon fire tablets and a nexus tablet by yanking on the cable but they’ve never destroyed any apple devices this way. Thats why the lightning connector is a better design.
I thought the lighting adapter was a big improvement but my kids have managed to break the tip off multiple times in multiple ipads... fortunately I've been able to get the pieces out. The other issue is that for some reason after too much use, they fail to connect/charge which isn't always a cable issue but something intrinsic to the port. The other thing I found is my kids have plugged the lighting adapter into an electrical outlet on a surge protector... they did with with usb-c too so there's some confusion there too.
USB-C seems more robust but it may have other issues I haven't discovered yet.
Re:Apple can own I/O to own the universe
by bradknowles on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @03:38AM
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Breaking the tip of the cable is better than breaking the port.
As you have proven, it is usually possible to get those parts back out of the port, which is hopefully undamaged, even though the tip of the cable broke off inside.
> The other thing I found is my kids have plugged the lighting adapter into an electrical outlet on a surge protector...
Yikes! Oh well at least they are protected from power surges...
USB-C was finalised in 2014, two years after Lightning was shipped (so possibly up to four years after Apple had started development of Lightning).
It also requires a larger port than Lightning, so you can see why Apple would be okay with adding it to iPads, but not to iPhones.