09-27-2021, 07:20 AM
(09-25-2021, 01:31 PM)KC9UDX Wrote: You know it's a good product when it gets mandated.
Please stop your (straw man) attack on USB-C.
We've heard your opinion many times now, and you also came up with false accusations.
It was with the barrel connector that companies were able to charge ridiculous amounts for chargers, when they came up with all kind of different varieties of the barrel charger.
With USB-C you still have expensive chargers, but not because it's artificially tied to some brand, but because they support higher wattage, or come with multiple USB ports.
Apple voluntarily agreed in 2018 to work towards a common connector with Samsung, LG, Sony, Lenovo, Google, etc.
Apple will probably lose a lot of money, when they can no longer charge money for third party "made for iPhone" peripherals.
It's no surprise to me that they are dragging their heels.
The EU didn't want to mandate USB-C, they were hoping that the market would agree on a common connector after the 2018 agreement.
But it seems this is the only way to force Apple to do something they already did with the iPad, as the rest of the competitors already settled on USB-C (as agreed in 2018).
Apple is just a hypocrite when they claim this is "stifling innovation", as they didn't come up with a good competitor for USB-C (which is so much more than just charging), as Lightning is outdated when it comes to data transfer speed, charging capacity and connecting peripherals.
You can see that the iPad became a real competitor for laptops, when they switched from Lightning to USB-C (again, USB-C is so much more than just charging).
Guess what, if the iPhone gets USB-C, it can even become a replacement for a lot of computers, just like Samsung Dex.
When you don't want to go through the hassle of replacing the battery (it looks like Apple is also moving towards "validated" batteries, killing third party repair), an old iPhone could get a second life as a mini computer, when they adopt USB-C.
How is that for fighting e-waste?