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badmonk said:

I still have concerns about the repetition reliability for usb-c over the simple male into female design of lightning, especially when the primary function of the port is charging.  Unlike computers, where the primary use is data transfer, for things like phones, remotes, personal devices, the main use for cables is simple charging.

But of course, I am sure the bureaucrats of the EU have thought this over carefully (S).

This is a manufactured concern. USB-C's connector was engineered for a minimum of 10,000 connections/disconnections, or 3 times a day for 9 years.

"Space Karen" ... how have I not heard this before.       Thanks for a genuine laugh on a Friday.

lkrupp said:

Once again we are treated to an ‘unverifiable rumor” and we’re off to the races. Tech blogs are ablaze with hate, indignation, recrimination, factual errors, and misinformation. Another day in the la-la land of make-believe and the continuous mantra drum beat of the Evil Apple Empire.

The point is not to besmirch your favorite magical and amazing company whom you love with all your heart, it's to get people like you with hair triggers all upset and angry so you post your boilerplate old-man-yelling-at-clouds grievance, which generates "yeah, you said it!" mob mentality likes, thus generating numerous page views. 

If you don't like the rumors, keep your mouth shut. But you can't, and you won't. We all play our part in a vast game of data bought and sold, manipulated into offering commentary that is predictable and fallow: Go Apple! Boo Not-Apple! Good dog. 

StrangeDays said:

Which no one is going to do. Still, we’re presented with stories like this every week as if the masses give a crack about DIY enthusiasts repair hobbies.

Well, as long as it makes you angry that some of us like to take stuff apart, I suppose our work here is done.

mike1 said:

Can you imagine how bad it would get with third-party app stores and side loading?!

Gosh, it's all just so dangerous, maybe we shouldn't have app stores at all? 

I never knew there were so many people absolutely unable to cope with even the slightest amount of risk until Apple's App Store conceit drove them all out of their safe spaces. At this point, I don't even care about alternate app stores. I rarely buy apps anyway. But the schadenfreude (childish as it may be, I admit) is almost too much to resist.