> And all because Apple refused to play ball and just adopt USB-C like the rest of the industry.
History lesson: Apple worked with the USB-IF to create USB-C, to make sure it met their needs for both USB and Thunderbolt. They were the first to put USB-C on a laptop, the 12" MacBook in the spring of 2015 — an amazing feat considering that the spec was just finalized in the fall of 2014. They were also the first company to release a laptop with just one USB-C port for power/expansion.
Lightning was pre-USB-C. When it was introduced, Apple committed to support for 10 years.
If you want to invent a conspiracy theory that makes Apple look bad, here it is: If Apple would've switched to USB-C without an EU mandate, they would've received mountains of bad press about the unprecedented amount of e-waste and confusion that will result because of this switch. So they pressured the EU to mandate the change to a standard that Apple helped pioneer so that Apple's environmentally-friendly record would remain unblemished.
>So they pressured the EU to mandate the change to a standard that Apple helped pioneer so that Apple's environmentally-friendly record would remain unblemished.
Remember when they made us trade our 30-pin cables to Lightning cables?
Remember when they made us trade our headphones with 3.5mm jacks to wireless ones or get a dongle?
Remember when they made us trade our Lightning cables to USB-C cables?
Remember when they made us trade our MagSafe chargers for MagSafe 2 chargers?
Remember when they made us trade our MagSafe 2 chargers for USB-C cables?
(At least we can still use those USB-C cables alongside MagSafe 3 cables)
Remember when they made us trade our first-generation Apple Pencils to second-generation Apple Pencils?
If switching support for one type of hardware for another type of hardware is an environmental blemish by creating e-waste, then Apple's record surely is not spotless.
> So they pressured the EU to mandate the change to a standard that Apple helped pioneer so that Apple's environmentally-friendly record would remain unblemished.
Is this why apple's repairability index is always so low? Because by allowing their devices to be repaired they avoid being put in the landfills?
They totally don't use proprietary screws, and glue to help you repairing your device.
And again, they are changing thanks to.. legislation...
History lesson: Apple worked with the USB-IF to create USB-C, to make sure it met their needs for both USB and Thunderbolt. They were the first to put USB-C on a laptop, the 12" MacBook in the spring of 2015 — an amazing feat considering that the spec was just finalized in the fall of 2014. They were also the first company to release a laptop with just one USB-C port for power/expansion.
Lightning was pre-USB-C. When it was introduced, Apple committed to support for 10 years.
If you want to invent a conspiracy theory that makes Apple look bad, here it is: If Apple would've switched to USB-C without an EU mandate, they would've received mountains of bad press about the unprecedented amount of e-waste and confusion that will result because of this switch. So they pressured the EU to mandate the change to a standard that Apple helped pioneer so that Apple's environmentally-friendly record would remain unblemished.