Apple to Limit iPhone 15 USB-C Cables to USB 2.0 Speeds: Report::undefined

  • JokeDeity
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    -21 year ago

    You’re likely not aware of all the facts. See, they’re required to put the USB C port in because Apple has been getting away with bullshit for decades that needs to stop. There’s zero reason for all the proprietary shit they force users to use that ends up creating millions of tons of plastic waste. So they decided to be extra massive cunts and are putting BOTH options on the phone instead of just using the one that every other phone does just fine with, creating a TON of plastic waste, and then, the kicker, forcing you to buy both cords anyhow if you want things to be fast.

      • @[email protected]
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        81 year ago

        Apple gets shit because they had a proprietary connector when everyone stated using mini/micro usb.

        They then upgraded their proprietary connector to one that was MUCH better than the mini/micro connectors.

        Now the usb-c connector is king and apple looks bad for not having the “better” connector this time.

        But they aren’t forcing anyone to a NEW proprietary connector, just the one they have been using for like a decade now …

        Standardizing on a GOOD connector will be nice, but it’s not like apples proprietary connector wasn’t BETTER for a long time.

        Most folks don’t follow the timeline, yes apple is using a proprietary connector but it’s older than the new connector that was being used. They didn’t force you into a shittier product back then.

        • @[email protected]
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          51 year ago

          FYI it was newer by 2 years. I don’t think anyone is complaining about the performance of lightning over USB C, its that people want things to be standardized like everything non-apple is. Apple could have contributed to the USB C research and made a better cable that’s available to everyone, like IBM with the original USB or Phillips with HDMI.

          • @[email protected]
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            61 year ago

            iPhones for the lightning port in 2012 and I think the first usb c android was 2015ish

            My point is that 11 years later people act as if this lightning port was thrust upon them RATHER than getting usb c.

            They’ve been using the same connector for more than a decade now, that’s all.

            Your points about apple opting to go their own route is salient and stands and I agree whole heartedly.

          • @[email protected]
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            01 year ago

            This, Apple is shitty for not advancing a standard. Can you imagine if every appliance came with some proprietary cable so you would be incentivized to stay with one brand to minimize hassle. We’d never stand for that, but for some reason we as consumers didn’t demand standardization in this realm. It’s a fast moving industry to be sure, but I don’t really see how that precludes standardization and that is evidenced by all the non Apple equipment that has settled on USB.

      • JokeDeity
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        21 year ago

        Irrelevant. It was always an issue, with everything they do.

    • phillaholic
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      71 year ago

      What are you talking about? Lightning is older than USB-c, and iPhone has had 2 connectors (30pin, Lightning) during the time where all other phones had at least three (Mini B, Micro B, C)

        • phillaholic
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          21 year ago

          No? A non-iPhone user has had to replace more cables during the same time span, and that’s not even counting the proprietary cables that existed on phones in the 2007-2009 era. Thunderbolt cables are expensive, even at Monoprice they are 3-4x the cost of a USB 2.0 cable that the vast majority will never need anything better.

    • @[email protected]
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      51 year ago

      and are putting BOTH options on the phone

      While we haven’t yet seen the new phones, this is extremely unlikely. Since when does Apple have the reputation of adding ports?

      I had read somewhere that they’re just continuing to use an older controller to save a few Pennie’s and reduce architectural changes

      • JokeDeity
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        01 year ago

        I’m only going off what this guy is guessing, but I don’t think they would do that either.