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Re:iPhone 15 USB-C port is 100% standard; MFi certification ... by CamperBob2 on Friday September 15, 2023 @04:44PM (#37528877)
So? Lightning is patented. The design aspects that made it better are literally illegal for anyone else to use.

Apple was greedy when it came to something that didn't matter, and they ended up losing out in the long run as a result. An old tale, oft told.

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Re:iPhone 15 USB-C port is 100% standard; MFi certification ... by stouset on Sunday September 17, 2023 @01:26PM (#37547409)
Where and how exactly has Apple “lost out”?
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Re:iPhone 15 USB-C port is 100% standard; MFi certification ... by CamperBob2 on Sunday September 17, 2023 @09:53PM (#37551303)
They are presently being ordered at gunpoint to redesign their hardware, but I can see how some people might consider that a win, given the right combination of drugs and talk therapy.

Turning Lightning over to the USB Forum could have prevented this. Lightning is good enough to supplant the mediocre USB C connector, but it's not good enough on its own to sell phones.

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