Apple finally put USB-C in new iPhone, but limited to 23-year-old USB 2.0 speeds

Re:Apple finally put USB-C in new iPhone, but limited to 23-... by raydev on Wednesday September 13, 2023 @03:21PM (#37500553)

> Why should they care now? Apple's customers are well-versed in apologetics

Instead of assuming the millions of customers are deluding themselves into a worse experience, consider that they don't care for this particular feature, and the median user does not need it or think about it at all.

For most people, the cable is a means to keep their battery full. That's it.

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Re:Apple finally put USB-C in new iPhone, but limited to 23-... by ryandrake on Wednesday September 13, 2023 @06:13PM (#37502415)

I have many non-technical iPhone users in my family, and none of them, not a single one, even knows you can use a cable to "transfer data". It's 100% a charging cable to them.

The percentage of Apple customers who know you can transfer data over Lightning is minuscule, and of that minuscule number, a further minuscule percentage will care about USB 2.0 vs USB 3.0. A vanishingly small number of people care about this.

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