I'm proud to be incompatible with Apple
this post was submitted on 02 Jun 2026
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What's rather ironic is my Linux FOSS setup is more compatible than ever because it can open my students .notes and .pages files, while MS Word couldn't.
And naturally, I'm proud of using FOSS so I guess I'm proud to be compatible with everything.
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My Mac studio m2 was the only computer I ever had that had compatibility issues with some USB cables
People talk about Apple hardware like it's incredible, but honestly, no pc manufacturer would make that mistake
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If I'm in a situation where it's Apple or failure, I will gladly fail.
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Hey remember that tried and true universal plug-in that literally works on everything and everybody loves? Lets not have that anymore.
I know Apple is terrible with usability, but I also think USB-C is now the one that works everywhere. All my last USB stick purchases had USB-A and C, just so that I don't have to run away in tears. I can even use them with smartphones and those never had USB-A.
It's the new standard, but there should always be at least one USB-A. It's still incredibly common.
USB-C is over 11 years old.
And? Is there something newer that's a standard? If not, it's the new one.
Also, it's only recently become the de facto standard. Yes, it's older than that, but it didn't become the standard until maybe five years ago. So much was still being made for USB-A, and some things still are. Anything older than ~5 years ago has good odds of being A.
Anything older than 5 years ago has the odds of being A, B, Mini A, Mini B, Micro A, Micro B, etc.
C is the standard. If you need legacy support, there’s hubs and adapters. No need to perpetuate legacy ports. I’d love a serial and a parallel connector - there’s plenty of modern industrial gear still using them. But we do that with C -> Serial adapters.
A device has a limited number of ports. Would one rather two USB-C, or one A and one C?
That A port will have diminishing value if one intends to use the device for 5 to 10 years and increases the probability someone discards the device early given the limited number of modern, high value ports.
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my home computer has no USB-C and I can't afford to upgrade because gestures broadly.
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Both USB-C and USB-A have their pros and cons.
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USB-C has a lot more bandwidth and power draw.
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USB-A is sturdier and cheaper.
For things like a mouse or keyboard, having more bandwidth or power draw are useless, but being cheaper and sturdier are not.
One can not replace the other entirely. Apple just wants to milk everyone by forcing them to buy all their peripherals again.
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Remember folks, apple onyl has usb c because they were forced to
They were forced to have one, they were not forced to remove everything else.
That is solely on them.
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fuck apple but you're kinda mistaken here, if you're talking about just iphone, maybe you're right - but they had usb c (actually thunderbolt) on macbook and ipad before any legal rulings, macbooks before there was even any hint of legislation iirc.
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iPhones only have USB-C because they were forced to, but MacBooks were some of the very early adopters of the connector, and iPads also picked it up well before the requirement.
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Man, you are the superior one, because you are still using a real Computer
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Americucks and their Apple.
Can't be an American story because Huawei is banned in the USA 🥹
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lol what happened to emailing the presentation or sharing it on a cloud drive like Google
The Huawei phone likely has usb c as well. Just use a cable…
connect phone to girls laptop
girl finds my 500GB AI deepfake collection
get beat to death
i'm not seeing a problem here
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They make A to C adapters.
They make A AND C flash drives:
I have one on my keyring.
I have another that also takes SD cards, so it makes it super simple to file transfer between all my things
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I just have USB-C to USB-A adapter, for this kind of problems, and the reverse adapter as well.
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Just get a usbC flash drive. USB C is actually pretty good and you can easily get one that has both a and c.
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This is why you get a adapter stick that has C to micro, C to A, C to Thunder, and a card reader.
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Moral of the story: get a USB adapter
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