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iPhone 15 buyers will be reminded Lightning cables are now landfill (9to5mac.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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Leaker yeux1122 says that Apple Store staff have been told to make sure iPhone 15 buyers know about the change...

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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 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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

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