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EU sends Apple stark warning over USB-C charging o...
They shouldn't have made it proprietary. Lightning could've been the USB-C instead of what we got.
blokey
on May 7, 2023
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You do realize that Apple designed the connector for USB-C and donated it to the consortium.
ThatPlayer
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So why not do that with Lightning too? It's still proprietary to this day.
CrimsonRain
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I've read rumors that they actually did that first but due to politics, the USB consortium decided to use a new physical port design.
sbuk
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Well blame the consortium members that rejected it over Micro USB!
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