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by breakfastduck 2003 days ago
I think they're keeping lightening to help their 'eco' brand.

They just removed chargers from the iPhone box because 'everyone has one' - if they suddenly changed to USB-C on iPhone it would create a LOT of ewaste.

I still think they should switch, but I reckon it's because they'd get accused of hypocrisy if they deprecated it.
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tjoff 2003 days ago
Even apple chargers are regular USB at the charger-end, right? Just include a cable then, problem solved.

Or the apple way: an adapter.

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chrisfinazzo 2003 days ago
Most of them, anyway.

I've been putting an Apple Watch SE through its initial paces over the past week and was mildly disappointed to find that only Series 6 ship with a Type C cable in the box - the SE uses Type A.

The same split is true for iPhone 12 Pro, so far as I can tell, even though (curiously) my 11 Pro from last year did include a 20W Type C Power Adapter in the box.

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joshspankit 2003 days ago
They could just as easily spin it as “Now you can use the charger from your macbook, meaning only one cable!”

Or, if they want to get really wild: they can openly talk about the other usb-c devices that you might have.

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