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Apple is honestly garbage. This would have been news 5 years ago. Now it's just sad.
This is not sad. Progress is progress.
Good on EU to force their hand, we should be cheering for regulatory agencies making life better for consumers.
It's sad that it took so long
The EU rocks, but it is sad apple had to be forced to do this instead of choosing to not be dicks
Wait until you hear the same Apple fans who kept repeating the iPhone is better because of the lightning port suddenly praise Apple's genius to switch to USB-C.
I can't wait to see tweets from people claiming that Apple invented the USB-C port.
Ya know what's ironic actually? They were one of the companies that helped create that standard. They just couldn't be bothered to use it as long as they could make a buck filling up landfills with their proprietary bullshit.
Yep. That's what they always do. I cannot wait for Tim Cook to be giddy about it on stage lol
Not saying it's the right thing to do but sticking to lightning was more profitable to them due to licencing fees. Switching to usbc means they're losing money
This is exactly why they didn't do it before, despite it being the right move to make. But they lied and said lightning is a better tech
I like apple 👍
I don't. But their hardware is top notch. Fuck Apple. I like my Google Pixel. But fuck Google too.
Their 10 years of no charger port change promise hadn't yet expired 5 years ago. So it sure would've been news if they'd broken it. In fact it ran out a year ago, so I guess they went 11 years.