Of course, if Apple had announced a change to USB-C, then they be getting shit for making their users change cables again. Samsung would probably run some ads mocking the move, despite transitioning to USB-C themselves.
And you don't think they deserve some mocking for going with ligthning in the first place, considering there was the deal, that manufacturers would make an effort to unify the ports on phones?
And you don't think they deserve some mocking for going with ligthning in the first place, considering there was the deal, that manufacturers would make an effort to unify the ports on phones?
No because microUSB sucks sour frog ass. Seriously, it's a terrible physical connector. If USB-C had been available when Lightning was introduced then yes introducing Lightining would have been a terrible decision. But at the time of its introduction Lightning as a big improvement over the alternatives even in the face of being expensive and proprietary. Now however USB-C has pretty much eliminated any meaningful advantages Lightning once had, hugely outperforms it, and is standard. Apple sticking with
Apple sticking with Lightning at this point is nothing but a pathetic cash grab and lock in attempt.
Uh huh. Except if Apple had switched to USB-C, the story would still be that they're doing a "pathetic cash grab" by making their users replace their existing lightning accessories with USB-C. No matter what Apple does, it's aways the wrong thing.
It was pity stayed his hand.
"Pity I don't have any more bullets," thought Frito.
-- _Bored_of_the_Rings_, a Harvard Lampoon parody of Tolkein
You say that like it's a bad thing (Score:2)
Of course, if Apple had announced a change to USB-C, then they be getting shit for making their users change cables again. Samsung would probably run some ads mocking the move, despite transitioning to USB-C themselves.
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And you don't think they deserve some mocking for going with ligthning in the first place, considering there was the deal, that manufacturers would make an effort to unify the ports on phones?
Lightning made sense... at first (Score:2)
And you don't think they deserve some mocking for going with ligthning in the first place, considering there was the deal, that manufacturers would make an effort to unify the ports on phones?
No because microUSB sucks sour frog ass. Seriously, it's a terrible physical connector. If USB-C had been available when Lightning was introduced then yes introducing Lightining would have been a terrible decision. But at the time of its introduction Lightning as a big improvement over the alternatives even in the face of being expensive and proprietary. Now however USB-C has pretty much eliminated any meaningful advantages Lightning once had, hugely outperforms it, and is standard. Apple sticking with
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Uh huh. Except if Apple had switched to USB-C, the story would still be that they're doing a "pathetic cash grab" by making their users replace their existing lightning accessories with USB-C. No matter what Apple does, it's aways the wrong thing.