vainboxtech

It seems fairly clear given the direction of things that Lightning is the last port that the iPhone will ever have, and that in a few years' time Apple will ditch Lightning for no ports at all and long range wireless charging. Even then, of course, they'll leave a little connector for diagnostics like the one hidden in the strap slot of the Apple Watch, or a smart connector-type thing. But Jony Ive is going to want to seal up the body of the iPhone, leaving no unsightly ports, as soon as he has the chance.

digitol said:

i'm seriously having trouble believing this. Maybe Apple only made 100 macbook pro's? Seriously, i'm finding it extremely hard to comprehend people wanting to pay more money for a laptop that has taken away more i/o than ever, and on top of that still sports the same CPU's that have been sold since 2013. Gimicky touch bar aside, I just don't see it. 

Keep trying. It's hard at first....

As far as I am concerned, it would be sufficient if the LTE was used for an emergency call option -- free of charge of course. And by emergency I don't just mean the ambulance, but also, for example, sending a text to a contact. I personally dislike the thought of going on a 50+ mile bike ride and have no way of calling if I have a crash, or even just running for 30 min and not having any way to get help if I slip and break my leg. None of this happened, of course, but still.