Comment by monocasa
2 days ago
I haven't seen Apple say anything like that, all I saw were analysts saying that Apple's long term commitment to the format meant that you could expect a decade or so of lifetime like the previous 30pin connector.
Do you have a citation for what you're saying?
Phil Schiller announced Lightning as the modern connector for the next decade back in September 2012 during the release of the iPhone 5.
Here's a video of that moment: https://youtu.be/CqOZBearWd4
That's not a contract.
Shocker, they never responded to back up their claim!