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[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Eh, at the time they went with proprietary over micro usb to have a reversible port that could push more wattage. I feel like they’ve been dragging their feet because consumers hate changing to new cable standards. I remember the complaints when they moved away from the 30-pin to lightning. They’ve been putting USB C on devices for years now.

[-] Neato@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

I remember the complaints when they moved away from the 40-pin to lightning.

Are apple consumers more prone to this complaint than the rest of us? Since I've had cell phones I've moved from USB-mini to USB-micro to USB-C. Every time it was a better change. This is just as many as apple is being asked to do except now they get to benefit from all of the 3rd party cable manufacturers.

[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I think most tech-illiterate consumers are iPhone users. That’s been my experience in the US at least. If I started talking cable wattage or data transfer speeds to my aunts and uncles they would immediately glaze over.

I still hear people complain about the switch from 30-pin to Lightning. People who aren't into tech are extremely resistant to change

[-] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago

at the time they went with proprietary over micro usb to have a reversible port that could push more wattage.

They only came with 5W chargers from the early models up to the iPhone 11 in 2019.

[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, but Apple was planning on using the port for years, which they have. iPhone 8 was the first to support faster charging in 2017.

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