Re:Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones
by oxguy3 on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @12:36AM
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I have no issue with Apple inventing a new, superior connector; I applaud them for it. My issue is with them making it a closed proprietary standard with authentication chips to lock out unapproved third-party vendors. They could have just invented Lightning and made it an open standard. We might not have even needed USB-C then; the industry could have just iterated upon Lightning.
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Re:Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones
by musicale on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @01:14AM
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As I understand it, the USB standard is licensed, and you have to pay for it to use the USB logo and to get a vendor ID if you are not already a paying member of the USB Association. Licensing requires passing a compliance test, which is a very good idea.
Apple was also part of the working group that developed USB-C.
Re:Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones
by thaumasiotes on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @02:37AM
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USB-C pushed whatever it was doing too far; it's now necessary to know what kind of USB-C cable you have. There's one kind for data transfer and a different kind for rapid power draw. And they look exactly the same.
Re:Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones
by norman784 on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @05:16AM
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That has nothing to do with USB-C, but with the USB 3+ standard, AFAIK Apple uses Thunderbolt protocol that is compatible with USB but it has less optional features than USB protocol.