[justworkout]

I think for "power users" or people who buy/receive devices often, it's easy to have way too many chargers. A lot of other people buy a new phone every 3-5 years, and by that point, your cables are probably worn out and your charger might even be broken and some of them lost. Older chargers also operate at a much lower wattage, and with batteries getting bigger, charging time will be dramatically longer for people still using old ones (assuming they're even compatible, since not everything used USB3 a few years ago).

[gambiting]

>> and by that point, your cables are probably worn out

Apple(and everyone else, as far as I know) includes the cable though. And it's hard to wear out a power brick that just sits plugged into a socket all day.

>>assuming they're even compatible, since not everything used USB3 a few years ago

Apple chargers were always just AC to USB-A though, so all you need to change is the cable. Which....comes included with the device. It's a bit more of an issue if it's now a USB-C to USB-C cable, but a USB-A to USB-C cable is not exactly expensive.

[goosedragons]

Apple now ships a USB C cable. They shipped 1 year of iPhone with a USB C brick, so I doubt most iPhone users had one except maybe for their MacBook.

[laborcontract]

Hm, you got me thinking about my parents, who still use the cube chargers for their newer iphones. So you do make a good point there.

For me, gallium nitride have changed the charger game for me and I refuse to use stock apple chargers on account of their ungainly largeness.

Charging a macbook with a tiny charger is so satisfying.