The switch to USB-C is good! Except for all the dongles you’ll need to get there.
Article proceeds to show pricing for a thunderbolt cable instead of USB 3.
Can’t stoke outrage with honesty.
and yet people will still buy them.
Brand name obsession is one hell of a drug.
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This kind of dongle would be for Lightning accessories that plug into the phone, like headphones or speakers, where you can’t just swap out a cable because it’s built in. No more lightning port means those electronics would be useless for the new phones.
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The only cable I think I would need that I don’t already have would be a C-to-A cable to plug the phone into the car. My car doesn’t support wireless CarPlay.
What lightning dongles do people use that they would need that adapter for?
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I don’t need any of these, I already have the USB-C cables for my laptop, that was the whole point of switching to USB-C. Also in the cover photo is that a USB-C to USB-C dongle? What use is that??
What’s wrong with something like this?
It isn’t made by Apple, therefore it must be bad and probably will break your phone /s
There’s really nothing wrong with it, it’s just that Apple knows they can charge anything for the silliest things and a wave of mindless consumers will buy without thinking
You probably won’t get full charging speed. An actual type-c cable gives higher watts than lightning.
You probably won’t get full charging speed.
Then why not just use a USB C cable?
All this arguing aside, good job EU. Good legislation at work right there. Whether people claim it’s better or not everyone in the end wins. Single adapter used with all devices, single cable provided for charging and data transfers. Simplicity and eco friendly. Everybody wins, especially iPhone users since now they don’t have to deal with shitty cables costing 40$ which fall apart 3 months after purchase.
I simply can not fathom the obsession people have with Apple products when they so egregiously price gouge their customers.
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And yet, people buy iPhones instead of 3 Mac minis.
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My point is that Apple is price gouging.
Neither one counter example nor whataboutism change the fact that Apple products are overpriced in general (and always have been). Or how do you explain their unparalleled profit margins?
What is ‘captive labor’ for $800, Alex
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Consumers should buy the cheapest quality product the market will bear. Anything else would be a disservice to their peers.
Yeah. Well, the whole point since the top level comment has been that people are willing to pay too much for their hardware…
I give up. Stay happy with your overpriced devices.
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