Apple confirms new iPhone 15 will have a common USB-C charging port after EU forces it into the change.
Apple forced to ditch iPhone lightning charger::Apple confirms new iPhone 15 will have a common USB-C charging port after EU forces it into the change.
In my opinion, Apple’s choice to reduce the number and variety of ports on their devices in order to sell more dongles was where mobile device enshitification began in earnest. Now my phone just spys on me and vomits ads constantly and I can’t even plug in my fucking headphones.
For me, nothing could ever possibly top Apple’s rejection of strain relievers on their cables. It’s absolutely the perfect blend of their overrated design sense with their unerring corporate instinct for planned obsolescence.
Like any populist leader, they have just seen which way the crowd is moving, ran to the front and pretended that’s what they were going to do all along.
I want to say that people like you falling for this is mind blowing, but it actually just seems to be a rather depressing part of human nature. I’ll never understand why people show such loyalty to a company that only cares about how much money they can extract from your pockets.
Why? What can lightening do that USB can’t? Is there anything even slightly better about the way lightening connectors are manufactured or used?
USB has been the world’s standard for connectivity and powering for decades and lightening was nothing more than an attempt to keep customers in the “ecosystem”.
The amount of lightening connectors I’ve seen taped up is shocking, you never see that with USB.
The 15 uses an older chip that was designed for iPhones with lighting cables limited to USB 2. So it’s unlikely the hardware is there for USB 3/4 speeds. But it’s not unfeasible to add a dedicated chip for faster USB speeds.
Where as the pro model uses a new chipset. Designed for the 15 pro and likely the 16 non-pro. This has on due USB 3. It would be short sighted to not include it here.
Both phones would have very fast WiFi, I imagine that’s the use case for 90%+ of users.
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Literally the only ‘new’ thing with the 15
Good job EU, screw you Apple
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Good. Fucking lightning with it’s fucking USB 2.0-ass interface.
And they still managed to cripple it with only 10 Gbps. Not even the “Pro” has USB4.
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In my opinion, Apple’s choice to reduce the number and variety of ports on their devices in order to sell more dongles was where mobile device enshitification began in earnest. Now my phone just spys on me and vomits ads constantly and I can’t even plug in my fucking headphones.
They take ages to adopt great features that have existed on Android devices for years, and yet are THE leader of what corners to cut in the industry.
For me, nothing could ever possibly top Apple’s rejection of strain relievers on their cables. It’s absolutely the perfect blend of their overrated design sense with their unerring corporate instinct for planned obsolescence.
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Sata cables? There aren’t sata cables in MacBooks and haven’t been for like a decade.
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Any argument they make for iPads having USB-C is moot because they are still selling Lightning iPads.
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Actually, Apple supports the right to repair law now: https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/23/23843506/apple-california-right-to-repair-sb-244
Only when they can find a way to make money from it.
Like any populist leader, they have just seen which way the crowd is moving, ran to the front and pretended that’s what they were going to do all along.
I want to say that people like you falling for this is mind blowing, but it actually just seems to be a rather depressing part of human nature. I’ll never understand why people show such loyalty to a company that only cares about how much money they can extract from your pockets.
Ye no, i will only say they support it the moment their devices isnt made to not be repaired and have dark patterns all over them
They saw the the writing on the wall, and turned colours as soon as they saw they were fighiting a loosing battle.
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Everyday just makes me love the EU more and more.
For real, babe.
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Why? What can lightening do that USB can’t? Is there anything even slightly better about the way lightening connectors are manufactured or used?
USB has been the world’s standard for connectivity and powering for decades and lightening was nothing more than an attempt to keep customers in the “ecosystem”.
The amount of lightening connectors I’ve seen taped up is shocking, you never see that with USB.
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The 15 uses an older chip that was designed for iPhones with lighting cables limited to USB 2. So it’s unlikely the hardware is there for USB 3/4 speeds. But it’s not unfeasible to add a dedicated chip for faster USB speeds.
Where as the pro model uses a new chipset. Designed for the 15 pro and likely the 16 non-pro. This has on due USB 3. It would be short sighted to not include it here.
Both phones would have very fast WiFi, I imagine that’s the use case for 90%+ of users.
That’s disgusting. Knowing for some that would be a dealbreaker to upgrade to the pro.
Three cheers for the EU! 🇪🇺
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No one will ever miss you
good headline, apple was “forced”
NOOOOOOO! This goes against their narrative that they chose to do it! How dare you!
The only thing Apple chose themselves was placing an artificial limit on the port.
They’re just going to try to make one that’s ever so slightly better, and then patent it again