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Re:Your App Is Not Better than an Open Protocol by pixl97 on Thursday February 19, 2015 @11:32AM (#9074898)
> Is it somehow better?

Apple's magsafe and lighting adapter plugs are far better than USB connectors. They are reversible and don't have tabs to break off on the device side.

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Re:Your App Is Not Better than an Open Protocol by rhino369 on Thursday February 19, 2015 @12:52PM (#9075536)
I really hate to admit it, but I love the lighting adapter. Blows micro USB out of the water.
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Re:Your App Is Not Better than an Open Protocol by gagege on Thursday February 19, 2015 @11:55AM (#9075082)
Tabs?
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Re:Your App Is Not Better than an Open Protocol by pixl97 on Thursday February 19, 2015 @12:03PM (#9075138)
http://cdn.ndtv.com/tech/images/gadgets/Samsung_Galaxy_S5_fl...

If you look close at in the connector on this S5 you can see there are two separate 'tabs' that are rather fragile if you are not careful removing and inserting your power cable. I've seen these break on phones before.

http://images.anandtech.com/doci/8554/DSC_1380.jpg

The iphone connector has no small fragile pieces like that.

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