[progbits]

> I'm confused how anyone could believe Apple is the exclusive manufacturer of anything required for an IPhone but the phone.

I wonder if it could be all the years of using proprietary connectors for everything? Can't feel any sympathy if they finally switch to USBC (only after being forced to by legislation) and people not realizing...

[rootusrootus]

Has there ever been an iPhone that did not use a USB charging cable?

[gwoplock]

Outside of mac magsafe chargers, I can't think of an Apple device without a <connector>-to-USB-x cable in the box.