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Re:India follows EU's example in requiring USB-C charging fo... by constantcrying on Friday November 18, 2022 @08:04AM (#33653996)
As a non-apple person I still think that the lightning connector is far superior to Micro-USB. And I would have been vehemently against a legally mandated Micro-USB port.

USB-C is quite a good standard, but it also incorporated some of the features of lightning, e.g. rotational symmetry, a significant usability enhancement.

The question is: could e.g. apple create a port which is significantly superior to USB-C, the way lightning was superior to Micro-USB?

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Re:India follows EU's example in requiring USB-C charging fo... by anony999 on Friday November 18, 2022 @08:45AM (#33654529)
>> The question is: could e.g. apple create a port which is significantly superior to USB-C, the way lightning was superior to Micro-USB?

I think there is already one: MagSafe/MagSafe2. Is it worth a new pile of chargers/wires along usb-c? I think no. Even apple discontinued it for a while.

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Re:India follows EU's example in requiring USB-C charging fo... by constantcrying on Friday November 18, 2022 @11:20AM (#33656954)
Can I plug in a monitor over MagSafe?
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