Is Apple's cord situation is completely out of control?

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MattEast

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#1665719 8-Nov-2016 13:39

My Nexus 6P is more compatible with my 12 inch Macbook than an iPhone is, I really thought Apple would have switched the iPhone 7 across to USB-C, but I guess the revenue created from the licencing of third party supplied Lightning accessories was too bigger cherry to just ditch....I can't think of any other logical decision other than that

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#1665754 8-Nov-2016 14:28

Most likely to due to thickness and size. Every mm counts and lightning is still a tad thinner and smaller than usb c.

USB C is also pretty much created by apple too so there shouldnt be many reasons stopping them from using it if they could.

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#1665774 8-Nov-2016 14:51

If USB-C is created by apple then hey you know what I smell more money making round the corner. 30 pin - ligthning, so naturally, lightning to USB-C. $$$

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#1665784 8-Nov-2016 15:03

danza: Most likely to due to thickness and size. Every mm counts and lightning is still a tad thinner and smaller than usb c.

USB C is also pretty much created by apple too so there shouldnt be many reasons stopping them from using it if they could.

USB-C is NOT created by Apple, USB-C was finalised as a standard in August 2014 so ANYONE can make USB-C compliant products.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_Type-C

The HP Spectre is USB-C-only too.

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#1665787 8-Nov-2016 15:05

if usb-c wasn't created by apple then hey you know what they will create a new port them selves! actually i do remember posting about them creating a new port somewhere ...

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#1665791 8-Nov-2016 15:10

joker97:

If USB-C is created by apple then hey you know what I smell more money making round the corner. 30 pin - ligthning, so naturally, lightning to USB-C. $$$

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USB-C is NOT created by Apple, it is NOT a money spinner for them etc etc etc etc

There is NO conspiracy here.

Feel free to read a wider range of web sites that are not part of the anti-Apple jerk circle

wikipedia is an easy one to start with

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_Type-C

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#1665800 8-Nov-2016 15:34

joker97:
if usb-c wasn't created by apple then hey you know what they will create a new port them selves! actually i do remember posting about them creating a new port somewhere ...

I would have thought they would have created a new port, or at the very least used the lightning port on all their devices. Ironically you can't now charge a new iPhone on a new MacBook, without some form of adapter. It is sort of arrogant to remov all ports that people use and require people buy an adapter. I wonder if they will ditch the lightning port on iPhones and move to usb c. Although they would probably mean a big drop in licensing fees.

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#1665811 8-Nov-2016 15:51

mattwnz:
joker97:

if usb-c wasn't created by apple then hey you know what they will create a new port them selves! actually i do remember posting about them creating a new port somewhere ...

I would have thought they would have created a new port, or at the very least used the lightning port on all their devices. Ironically you can't now charge a new iPhone on a new MacBook, without some form of adapter. It is sort of arrogant to remov all ports that people use and require people buy an adapter. I wonder if they will ditch the lightning port on iPhones and move to usb c. Although they would probably mean a big drop in licensing fees.

Wow, I am amazed at how ignorant people here are about design cycles, and how long it actually takes to design and bring to market something like an iPhone.

Its measured in YEARS.

USB-C was finalised August 2014, USB 3.1 spec about the same time.

This would have been well after Apple had settled on the design specs for the iPhone 7.

Samsung is a great example of what happens when you rush a complex product to the market.

Product testing takes month and months for something this complex, all the edge cases to be tested are massive. Then there is the debugging, is it a code glitch or a hardware issue. And then the design goes through refinement, FCC compliance testing, and it takes month to design, build the manufacturing process as well as train staff.

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#1665894 8-Nov-2016 17:09

sir1963:

Samsung is a great example of what happens when you rush a complex product to the market.

Product testing takes month and months for something this complex, all the edge cases to be tested are massive. Then there is the debugging, is it a code glitch or a hardware issue. And then the design goes through refinement, FCC compliance testing, and it takes month to design, build the manufacturing process as well as train staff.

Ah that explains why they would put last year's CPU in next year's Macbook Pro that costs more! And then update next month's Macbook Pro with the updated CPU and Pascal GPU. "needs testing" then jack up the price even more!

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#1665954 8-Nov-2016 18:44

joker97:

sir1963:

Samsung is a great example of what happens when you rush a complex product to the market.

Product testing takes month and months for something this complex, all the edge cases to be tested are massive. Then there is the debugging, is it a code glitch or a hardware issue. And then the design goes through refinement, FCC compliance testing, and it takes month to design, build the manufacturing process as well as train staff.

Ah that explains why they would put last year's CPU in next year's Macbook Pro that costs more! And then update next month's Macbook Pro with the updated CPU and Pascal GPU. "needs testing" then jack up the price even more!

Not completely sure, But I heard the lower energy versions of the CPU's that Apple use aren't ready yet for Kaby Lake. And they needed to get these products out before the holiday season

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#1666147 9-Nov-2016 00:34

Yabanize:

Not completely sure, But I heard the lower energy versions of the CPU's that Apple use aren't ready yet for Kaby Lake. And they needed to get these products out before the holiday season

There are no Kaby Lake Quad Core low power CPUs available. Supposed to become available sometime early 2017

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