Comment by chomp
3 years ago
I stayed at a hotel in Italy a few years ago, and the radio alarm next to the bed _still_ had the 30 pin connector. No doubt that there are probably a ton of people still annoyed at Apple.
3 years ago
I stayed at a hotel in Italy a few years ago, and the radio alarm next to the bed _still_ had the 30 pin connector. No doubt that there are probably a ton of people still annoyed at Apple.
Yep, Apple probably wanted to switch to USB-C earlier but you can see why they also wouldn't want the backlash. Now, they can switch to USB-C and also blame the regulators when people are mad, so this is kind of win/win for them.
What makes you think they wanted to switch sooner? I get that this gives them cover, but what competitive/cost benefits would they have gained by switching?
> competitive/cost benefits would they have gained by switching?
It would make the rest of their customers happy -- the ones that do want one standard cable. I mean, it's their only computing device that they haven't switched to USB-C yet.
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There are 30-pin to Lightning cables/adapters for connecting to older equipment that otherwise continue to work perfectly.