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by iamwpj 1206 days ago
Ok, I'll bite.

I rarely buy a cable and the $30 charger at the store I'm already in is cheaper and easier than hunting for a deal or checking that the cable on Amazon is actually trustworthy. Apple certifying the cables for their devices? Sounds good to me.

USB-C is open...for people to mess up. LTT has a good series where they test HDMI cables and quite a number are just crap. https://linustechtips.com/topic/1387053-i-spent-a-thousand-d...
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pietro72ohboy 1206 days ago
Why is being USB-C being open conflated with “now every idiot and his mother will start making USB-C cables”? Couldn’t a consumer buy a cable from a reputed brand like Anker, Apple or Samsung and be done with it?

I can never understand the weird stockholder syndrome of Apple users justifying its anti-consumer business practices in the name of convenience and standardisation.

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