Re:Apple Reports Second Quarter Results
by joshuamorton on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @06:01PM
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Of course there's tradeoffs here if it requires custom external hardware (dongle proliferation etc.)
In general I think this is less of an issue today, since usb-C is both generally great and very small, so you can just use it. But, if thinness came at the sacrifice of common connectors like USB-A (or like HDMI), the opportunity cost of standard connectors might be lost.
I'm ignoring that like many of apple's ports are just better than USB-A to focus only on the waste argument here though.
In general I think this is less of an issue today, since usb-C is both generally great and very small, so you can just use it. But, if thinness came at the sacrifice of common connectors like USB-A (or like HDMI), the opportunity cost of standard connectors might be lost.
I'm ignoring that like many of apple's ports are just better than USB-A to focus only on the waste argument here though.