Leaker yeux1122 says that Apple Store staff have been told to make sure iPhone 15 buyers know about the change…

  • @NOT_RICK
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    1 year ago

    Eh, at the time they went with proprietary over micro usb to have a reversible port that could push more wattage. I feel like they’ve been dragging their feet because consumers hate changing to new cable standards. I remember the complaints when they moved away from the 30-pin to lightning. They’ve been putting USB C on devices for years now.

    • Neato
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      61 year ago

      I remember the complaints when they moved away from the 40-pin to lightning.

      Are apple consumers more prone to this complaint than the rest of us? Since I’ve had cell phones I’ve moved from USB-mini to USB-micro to USB-C. Every time it was a better change. This is just as many as apple is being asked to do except now they get to benefit from all of the 3rd party cable manufacturers.

      • @NOT_RICK
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        41 year ago

        I think most tech-illiterate consumers are iPhone users. That’s been my experience in the US at least. If I started talking cable wattage or data transfer speeds to my aunts and uncles they would immediately glaze over.

      • Satelllliiiiiiiteeee
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        21 year ago

        I still hear people complain about the switch from 30-pin to Lightning. People who aren’t into tech are extremely resistant to change

    • @[email protected]
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      31 year ago

      at the time they went with proprietary over micro usb to have a reversible port that could push more wattage.

      They only came with 5W chargers from the early models up to the iPhone 11 in 2019.

      • @NOT_RICK
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        11 year ago

        Yeah, but Apple was planning on using the port for years, which they have. iPhone 8 was the first to support faster charging in 2017.