Really no advantage to USB for most people, yet it will start the cycle of replacing chargers and cables again. At least when Apple switched from 30-pin to Lightning therewere clear advantages. Not anything close here.
I would suspect Apple will migrate to no port (MagSafe/Wireless), before switching to USB C
Except for the faster charging and data transmission rates, you mean?
Again, for most people. Don't think I know a single person who transmits anything from their phone to another device through a cable. I am sure but I can't see how it is a common practice. Apple know how people charge their phone and I would venture to say that most people charge overnight most of the time.
If Apple does switch they should offer a charger with a female Lightning port on it so you can continue to use existing cables to charge it.
Huh? Do you mean a Lightning to USB-C adapter? You can find thousands of those on Amazon already. The iPhone will already (presumably) come with the new cord on the box. And even if it doesn’t, a new one will only cost a little bit more than the adapter anyway. And really, why would you want to spend 1k on a new phone and not take advantage of all the upgrades that the new cord will provide, like faster charging?
What about the charger itself? Gonna need a whole bunch of those too.
If Apple does switch they should offer a charger with a female Lightning port on it so you can continue to use existing cables to charge it.
Huh? Do you mean a Lightning to USB-C adapter? You can find thousands of those on Amazon already. The iPhone will already (presumably) come with the new cord on the box. And even if it doesn’t, a new one will only cost a little bit more than the adapter anyway. And really, why would you want to spend 1k on a new phone and not take advantage of all the upgrades that the new cord will provide, like faster charging?
What about the charger itself? Gonna need a whole bunch of those too.
For USB-C Magic Mouse, please have the charging port on the side and frontal. Currently I have 2 Magic Mouses because of the dumb charging port on the bottom. I wonder if that's Jony Ive's decision.
Are you also upset that you can’t drive your car for the brief time it takes to fill the tank?
If only the fuel port was on the roof so a tanker truck could pour it in while I’m on the go!
well, that's a completely asinine argument.
Name one reason why Apple couldn't put the port on the 'nose' of the mouse to allow charging while you use it. The apple mouse is the epitome of form over function.
For USB-C Magic Mouse, please have the charging port on the side and frontal. Currently I have 2 Magic Mouses because of the dumb charging port on the bottom. I wonder if that's Jony Ive's decision.
I never got the uproar over this? Plug it in for 2 minutes and go get some coffee or a drink of water stretch your legs
A full charge takes as little as two hours, while a quick two minutes of charging is enough to give you nine hours of use before the mouse needs a refill.
First, the uproar is because it's a completely unnecessary, idiotic design. "just take a break for a few minutes" well, I'm in the middle of working and I don't want to take a break and I shouldn't have to take a break just because some moron can't figure out where to put the lightning port.
Second, my mouse is getting older. It takes much longer than 2 minutes, and the same moron that put the port in the bottom made it virtually impossible to replace the batteries.
There is no justifiable reason to have the port on the bottom, none, other than to give apologists something to swoon over.
If Apple does switch they should offer a charger with a female Lightning port on it so you can continue to use existing cables to charge it.
Huh? Do you mean a Lightning to USB-C adapter? You can find thousands of those on Amazon already. The iPhone will already (presumably) come with the new cord on the box. And even if it doesn’t, a new one will only cost a little bit more than the adapter anyway. And really, why would you want to spend 1k on a new phone and not take advantage of all the upgrades that the new cord will provide, like faster charging?
What about the charger itself? Gonna need a whole bunch of those too.
If you’re upgrading from an iPhone 11 or earlier, then yes, you will need new chargers anyway, whether the port was Lightning or usb-c, if you want to use MagSafe or the faster wired charging speeds. If you’re upgrading from an iPhone 12 or later, you would already have those newer usb-c chargers.
Bottom line, cutting edge tech isn’t cheap. We all know this. But $19 for a new charger isn’t exactly going to break the bank, is it? And for anyone that can’t afford the cost required to stay on that cutting edge, they can sleep peacefully knowing that nobody is forcing them to do so.
Really no advantage to USB for most people, yet it will start the cycle of replacing chargers and cables again. At least when Apple switched from 30-pin to Lightning therewere clear advantages. Not anything close here.
I would suspect Apple will migrate to no port (MagSafe/Wireless), before switching to USB C
Except for the faster charging and data transmission rates, you mean?
Again, for most people. Don't think I know a single person who transmits anything from their phone to another device through a cable. I am sure but I can't see how it is a common practice. Apple know how people charge their phone and I would venture to say that most people charge overnight most of the time.
Maybe most people don’t transfer data through a cable now. But we don’t know what kind of peripheral support will be opened up to the iPhone once the switch to usb-c is made. Possibilities we can’t even fathom right now could become available. The point isn’t to keep everything the same, it’s to evolve. Isn’t it?
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Again, for most people. Don't think I know a single person who transmits anything from their phone to another device through a cable. I am sure but I can't see how it is a common practice. Apple know how people charge their phone and I would venture to say that most people charge overnight most of the time.
What about the charger itself? Gonna need a whole bunch of those too.
Name one reason why Apple couldn't put the port on the 'nose' of the mouse to allow charging while you use it. The apple mouse is the epitome of form over function.
Second, my mouse is getting older. It takes much longer than 2 minutes, and the same moron that put the port in the bottom made it virtually impossible to replace the batteries.
There is no justifiable reason to have the port on the bottom, none, other than to give apologists something to swoon over.
Isn’t it?