Re:The Framework is the most exciting laptop I've used
by 542354234235 on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @12:17PM
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>which required users to throw out all their old accessories and get new ones.
Not if you migrate to the standard that every other device uses. Isn’t that the exact advantage of a universal standard?
Re:The Framework is the most exciting laptop I've used
by Hackbraten on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @09:58PM
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USB type C didn’t exist back then, while USB 2.0 type micro B didn’t offer the required bandwidth.
Re:The Framework is the most exciting laptop I've used
by frosted-flakes on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @11:53PM
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What accessories? A charging cable or headphone adapter? Ship them with the phone. There, done. In fact, Apple used to include both, but not USB-C.
That’s the point though is it not? Apple was just out of a connector switch, which required users to throw out all their old accessories and get new ones. They were not going to do that again within just a few years.
> so has virtually every Android vendor done exactly that for Android devices (specifically: migrating from USB micro-B to USB C).
Historically, Android had nowhere near the accessories ecosystem of Apple.
I believe that is why Apple is starting the switchover to USB-C, with the new iPad using USB-C:
* the dock connector lived for about 10 years, we’re approaching the 10th year of Lightning, that’s a pretty good lifecycle for a connector
* the universality of USB-C amongst Android manufacturers means there now is a large ecosystem of accessories and Apple won’t have to rebuild their ecosystem from scratch
I wouldn’t be surprised if the ipad was basically a warning shot, and Apple switched the rest of their mobile devices over to USB-C with the 2022 releases.