I agree with everything you said except the lightning port. The lightning port came out 4 years before USB C did and it did a much better job than any other port on the market at the time. Apple wasn’t going to make that investment if they weren’t going to stick with it for a while, for one every iPhone user would hate having to switch cables again that quickly, but also there was no guarantee USB C was going to succeed. Apple even participated in creating the USB C spec, as I detailed in another comment. Honestly I think the lightning port is actually better than USB C for what it does: incredibly thin, non clogging, waterproof phone port.

They should not have used it for other junk like the fucking Magic Mouse or whatever other mice or keyboard peripherals there were used for.

[–] Syldon@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lightning ports do clog up with fluff though.

If your phone isn't charging the way it usually does, your next stop should be to inspect the Lightning port. This is a lot more common than you might think. After all, we spend a lot of time jamming the phone — port-end first — into pockets, bags, and other places filled with dust, debris, and lint.

[–] ejl@lemmy.lucitt.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The issue isn't that Apple made the lightning port. The issue is that USB C has been standard on THEIR OWN DEVICES since 2012. I understand not wanting to switch immediately after introducing a new port, but I would argue that USB has been the clear winner ever since the Switch came out in 2017, which was still 6 YEARS ago.

Apple would not have changed to an objectively better port if it weren't for the EU regulations.

Also, lightning better than USB-C? A USB 2.0 port that transfers at 1/100th the speed? You're insane.

[–] snowe@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

It's literally impossible for USB C to have been

standard on THEIR OWN DEVICES since 2012.

It wasn't even announced until 2012, much less have any sort of spec. The spec wasn't even finalized by the USB Implementers Forum until 2014 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB-C

Apple would not have changed to an objectively better port if it weren’t for the EU regulations.

... they already switched on all their other devices. Why would they have not switched eventually?

Also, lightning better than USB-C? A USB 2.0 port that transfers at 1/100th the speed? You’re insane.

Yes. I don't give one shit about transfer speed, just like the majority of phone users (not just iPhone users - all phone users). You sync using the cloud. If you're using a cable to sync you are in the minority