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Re:Apple MagSafe Battery Pack by Rebelgecko on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @03:51PM (#27825470)
In the past, Apple was happy to make forwardlooking decisions regardless of today's market penetration (remember the floppy to CD uproar? And the removal of DVD drives?). It's kinda humorous that today my MacBook Pro's plug-in accessories (dongles, chargers, headphones, etc) work better with my Android phone than they would if I was totally bought into Apple's ecosystem
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Re:Apple MagSafe Battery Pack by Jcowell on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @10:18PM (#27828835)
If you were to buy an iPhone today you would get a USB-C cable to Lightning. Your iPad would be USB-C. The only independent device not pluggable would be the Apple Watch which has no purpose being plugged in anyway I believe.
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Re:Apple MagSafe Battery Pack by Rebelgecko on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @12:02AM (#27829588)
Cool, I didn't know that. Does the USB-lightning cable work for plugging in things like M+K and video out?
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Re:Apple MagSafe Battery Pack by Jcowell on Friday July 16, 2021 @02:04AM (#27853436)
Yes I see no reason for it not to. It’s all still USB in the end.
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