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Changing their plug design with every new generation of products has created a lot of e-waste as the older plugs are no longer usable, as well as some countries have deemed this practice as a form of planned obsolescence which they have policies/laws against. So the EU basically told Apple that if their new products didn't switch to a universal standard plug design (currently being the usb-c), then they would not be allowed to sell them in Europe. I'm guessing Apple is now trying to pass this off as their idea.
They don’t change it every generation. Apple has been using the lightning port since 2012.
Yeah it's a really weird reputation Apple's gotten, but it's completely unfair. In the time I've been using Android smartphones they've switched from micro-USB to USB-C.
Over that same time period, Apple has always used Lightning.
Go back a bit further and Apple's older 30-pin connector comes into play, but that's still just 2 cables in the entire history of smartphones so far. Compare that to the proprietary cables that could often vary by model on the various devices that existed prior to Apple and Android taking over the market and it's a pretty good situation.
iPads have been a little worse, going from 30-pin to lightning and starting to use USB-C in 2018. But still, even that's been very stable since then.
There's plenty of legitimate things to criticise Apple for. Like their opposition to the right to repair. We don't need to be making shit up.
Don't forget miniB USB before the microB.
It went: proprietary-->open standard MiniB-->open standard MicroB-->open standard C.
On iPhone: proprietary 30pin-->proprietary Lightning
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Changing their plug design with every new generation of products
what are you talking about? They’ve used the same lightening connector for the past 10 generations.
Oh, cool. It's LG all over again.
How many of you dweebs complaining about Apple “constantly changing connectors” and “making you buy proprietary cables” with every new phone realize that they’ve been using the same connector for over a DECADE now? I’m all for reducing e-waste, but come on. If you don’t like their stuff, don’t buy it.
I bought a Samsung. Then I bought a one plus. Then I bought a pixel.
Imagine if I had to throw out my charging cables every time I changed brands. Imagine if everyone acted like Apple. It would be incredibly degenerate.
Also, everyone brings up micro USB, but those cables still find a ton of use in my home for all the different other devices that use it. I'm not gonna find an Xbox controller that uses lightning cables for example.
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The irony is that I have a bunch of lightning cables because I’ve been using an iPhone with AirPods for years. So when I finally upgrade, a bunch of my old cables will end up as e-waste.
or you could give them to someone who still uses an iPhone with a lightning connector. You could even sell them.
Shhhhh, don't talk logic. You can only throw perfectly working stuff in the dump. Giving it ? What's next ? Become a communist scum ? Hell, No ! Selling it ? That would make apple poor shareholders sad....
I could. But the irony still stands that by Apple being forced to change connectors I’m going to have to go out and buy new cables. Honestly, though, I agree with the EU, this is a change that Apple should have done sooner. They were one of the first computer companies to completely dump the old USB connector in their laptops for the space saving. I wish they would have moved to USB-C across the board at that point.
From what I’ve heard, they were holding out to try to move from Lightning connectors to completely wireless charging with no ports.
Hey, just like 30 pin cables.
Apple also switched connectors. So apple is also evil and makes ewaste. Stupid arguments stab you in the foot.
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