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A comment on Apple to put USB-C connectors in iPhones to comply with EU rules.

Re:Apple to put USB-C connectors in iPhones to comply with E... by junon on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @03:22PM (#33348127)
I don't really buy the "but think of the environment!" angle. Feels like green washing. This is going to hurt their profits, because they were artificially gatekeeping their tech. As far as I understand, lightning isn't any better than USB 3 or C connectors, in any regard.

I'm all for innovation but this seems like it'll have a positive effect for consumers.

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Re:Apple to put USB-C connectors in iPhones to comply with E... by _aavaa_ on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @04:15PM (#33348774)
The one benefit is that lighting is a simple male-female connector with the more likely to break male part on the cable.

USB-C is not. It, like a lot of other connectors, have a thin floating male part inside a cavity in the phone.

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Re:Apple to put USB-C connectors in iPhones to comply with E... by rasz on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @06:56PM (#33350735)
the springy working metal parts are in the cable end
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