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The switch to USB-C is good! Except for all the dongles you’ll need to get there.

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[–] kitonthenet@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's kinda dumb but also incredibly niche, prob low volume

[–] ripcord@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

I'm sure they're hoping people will buy them to connect to existing Lightning cables for charging, but the main use would be connecting to a handful of lightning-based peripherals.

Yes, niche use.