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0 pointsmahyarm9y ago0 comments

A few years after a new cable format although, you can get fairly affordable 3rd party cables although. And now they are moving to USB-C, which doesn't have any thing apple specific other than the lightning connector.

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Bud9y ago· 2 in thread

A few years? More like a couple weeks.

gumby9y ago

I have Retina MacBook and can tell you that two years after the RMB introduction the USB Type C ecosystem barely exists.

Although to be fair I don't plug much into my machine any more so it doesn't really affect me.

mahyarmOP9y ago

It took a while for $2 lightning cables that worked well to show up in dollar stores. In the first year or two, they weren't around.

kmfrk9y ago

Well, two things:

1) On iOS, Apple have a record of disabling third-party cables through software updates. Ask me how I know. :)

2) USB-C cables have a horrible reputation for quality control that's all over the place. This is one place where Apple might have a leg up, because a third-party cable could literally blow up your computer.

Honestly, it's mainly the combination of the high price tag and their shitty build quality that leads to near-instant fraying that pisses me off about Apple cables more than anything.

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