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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think the problem is that between lightning cables and USB-C, one is made by an asshole company who wants you to use it for your phone and literally nothing else, and one is useful for your phone and literally everything else.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Funnily enough, Apple co-developed USB, introduced it in their laptops and everyone complained.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They complained because they literally stripped away most or all the usb-a's in that process, forcing people to have to use hubs.

Apple does this shit all the time, and people always hate it.

[–] Amilo159 3 points 1 year ago

Apple is successful dongle company that also makes some hardware.

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

USB-C wasn’t really useful for anything when Lightning was introduced, on account of it not even existing as a spec, let alone actual hardware, until 2 years later.