Comment by hobbitstan
3 years ago
I often wonder how much money Apple makes from the fact that lightning cables all seem to die after a few months. I have usb cables that are decades old that still work, but lightning…
3 years ago
I often wonder how much money Apple makes from the fact that lightning cables all seem to die after a few months. I have usb cables that are decades old that still work, but lightning…
I can't remember the last time I had a legit lightning cable break. At least not for any other reason than "kids kept yanking it out by the cord and finally ripped the end off." I still have cables from at least 5 years ago, for sure.
Micro USB cables used to last anywhere from a few days to a few months for me. USB-C is much better, but I still find they fail in less than a year. Not sure exactly why, it looks like it ought to be a sturdy design.
And I just threw two Anker USB-C charging cables away in the last four weeks as both broke internally.
Anker has been great about replacing in my experience.
I've only had 1 lightning cable die on me in over 10 years of owning iPhones, and it was a heavily abused cable.
Yes because it’s impossible to buy third party Lightning cables…
Apple takes a cut from every licensed Lightning cable sold.
I doubt that Apple is getting a “cut” of the $5 cables you can buy from Amazon or your local bodega.
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