Comment by geocar
3 years ago
Don't forget Apple's Lightning patents run out soon.
I think rather than ride it alone in the carnage of out-of-spec Lightning kit that would undoubtedly flood the market, getting switched to USB-C (while the customers blame regulators for having to buy new accessories) is probably better for Apple.
You really think Apple applied for a patent for Lightning in 2002? 5 years before the first iPhone and 10 years before the first iPhone that had Lightning?