Apple Reportedly Planning to Limit iPhone 15 USB-C Port in Same Way as Lightning

Re:Apple Reportedly Planning to Limit iPhone 15 USB-C Port i... by oliwarner on Thursday February 16, 2023 @03:37AM (#34816426)

> * Data will only be allowed to pass to a certified accessory

How can you read that as a feature?

They want to protect users against themselves? What about a software interface for USB Host options (like OTG, how to present media, etc) is great. Does iOS already have one of those? A proprietary layer that stops you from using USB-C features unless they say it's okay is an abuse of their position. This is a money-grab.

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Re:Apple Reportedly Planning to Limit iPhone 15 USB-C Port i... by cryptos on Thursday February 16, 2023 @03:40AM (#34816442)

This phenomena is calls Stockholm Syndrome. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome

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Re:Apple Reportedly Planning to Limit iPhone 15 USB-C Port i... by palata on Thursday February 16, 2023 @06:20AM (#34817352)

Though I would like it to be more open (like the Android AOAP), I disagree with the "abuse of position".

They build a smartphone, they don't have to enable ethernet-over-usb if they don't want to (most Android phones don't). Just like they don't have to add cameras to their smartphones if they don't want to.

I guess they can totally say "you can only use MFi-certified ethernet adapter with iOS devices", and this actually brings security ("when you plug an ethernet adapter in your iPhone, you can be sure it won't behave like a keyboard and try to hack you").

Of course I wish everything was more open. But that does not make it an abuse of their position. Most software out there is vendor-locked and proprietary.

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