No coincidence, Apple helped design USB-C. They have been slowly transitioning for years but everyone thinks the EU “made” them switch.
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fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world 9 months agoCoincidentally, USB C. Just not on their mobile devices.
They were some of the first to ship a laptop with USB C, and they went balls out.
MrSpArkle@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
elbarto777@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Are you serious with that comment? EU definitely made them switch.
MrSpArkle@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
Did they make them switch the MacBook to USB-C? Did they make them switch the iPad to USB-C?
elbarto777@lemmy.world 9 months ago
No. What’s your point?
photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 months ago
USBC has been around for years now, so why not make the switch before they’re legally required to, if not to keep users on proprietary cables for just a little longer?
MrSpArkle@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
USC-C spec was finalized about two years after they made the switch to Lightning. The first smartphone with USB-C came 6 months after that finalization. Apple wanted to get rid the 30 pin and felt the uncertainty around USB-C timeline was too high, so they rolled their own.
If they switched to USB-C for phones just 2-3 years after Lightning it would’ve been a terrible experience for iPhone users.
BURN@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I remember the outrage around moving to lightning. Doing it again so soon after for a connector that’s (slightly) more fragile and provided no real benefit would have seriously hurt sales.
TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 9 months ago
The EU probably made them switch.
elbarto777@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Not coincidentally. Ironically.