I’m thunderstruck! Well not really - there seems to have been a move towards using USB-C ports on recent new iDevices, so I guess this EU ruling will speed up the transition.
<https://www.macrumors.com/2022/10/04/apple-products-switching-usb-c-2024/>
On 5 Oct 2022 at 07:24:17 BST, Alan B wrote:
I’m thunderstruck! Well not really - there seems to have been a move
towards using USB-C ports on recent new iDevices, so I guess this EU ruling >> will speed up the transition.
<https://www.macrumors.com/2022/10/04/apple-products-switching-usb-c-2024/>
I suppose they could carry in with a UK Special, but all in all I'm glad the connector's being standardised.
… but all in all I'm glad the connector's being
standardised.
I suppose they could carry in with a UK Special,
On 05/10/2022 10:30, Joerg Lorenz wrote:
Am 05.10.22 um 10:06 schrieb RJH:
I suppose they could carry in with a UK Special,
You mean a kind of a USB-C-exit?
Yes - we could call it a USB-R-exit! :-D
Am 05.10.22 um 10:06 schrieb RJH:
I suppose they could carry in with a UK Special,
You mean a kind of a USB-C-exit?
I¹ve always thought that the male Lightning connector doesn¹t look very robust, although I¹ve never had issues with them.
I1ve always thought that the male Lightning connector doesn1t look very
robust, although I1ve never had issues with them.
that's a feature, not a bug.
lightning is designed so that the *cable* will break with torque,
avoiding damage to the device. likely all that's needed is remove the
piece of the plug in the socket and replace the cable.
with usb-c, there's a tab inside the socket, thus excessive torque will very likely damage both the cable and the device, causing an expensive repair, often more than the phone is worth.
Speculation and utter bulllshit. Sorry.
Apple uses USB-C for all devices except for the iphone.
The reason for
this is completely different than you suggest.
In article <thjf29$2uetu$1@alanrichardbarker.eternal-september.org>,
Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
I¹ve always thought that the male Lightning connector doesn¹t look very
robust, although I¹ve never had issues with them.
that's a feature, not a bug.
lightning is designed so that the *cable* will break with torque,
avoiding damage to the device. likely all that's needed is remove the
piece of the plug in the socket and replace the cable.
with usb-c, there's a tab inside the socket, thus excessive torque will
very likely damage both the cable and the device, causing an expensive repair, often more than the phone is worth.
Am 05.10.22 um 11:35 schrieb David Brooks:
On 05/10/2022 10:30, Joerg Lorenz wrote:
Am 05.10.22 um 10:06 schrieb RJH:
I suppose they could carry in with a UK Special,
You mean a kind of a USB-C-exit?
Yes - we could call it a USB-R-exit! :-D
The Brits live in splendid isolation. Again.
Am 05.10.22 um 15:22 schrieb nospam:
In article <thjf29$2uetu$1@alanrichardbarker.eternal-september.org>,
Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
I¹ve always thought that the male Lightning connector doesn¹t look very >>> robust, although I¹ve never had issues with them.
that's a feature, not a bug.
lightning is designed so that the *cable* will break with torque,
avoiding damage to the device. likely all that's needed is remove the
piece of the plug in the socket and replace the cable.
with usb-c, there's a tab inside the socket, thus excessive torque will
very likely damage both the cable and the device, causing an expensive
repair, often more than the phone is worth.
Speculation and utter bulllshit. Sorry.
Apple uses USB-C for all devices except for the iphone.
Joerg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.ch> wrote:
Am 05.10.22 um 15:22 schrieb nospam:
In article <thjf29$2uetu$1@alanrichardbarker.eternal-september.org>,
Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
I¹ve always thought that the male Lightning connector doesn¹t look very >>>> robust, although I¹ve never had issues with them.
that's a feature, not a bug.
lightning is designed so that the *cable* will break with torque,
avoiding damage to the device. likely all that's needed is remove the
piece of the plug in the socket and replace the cable.
with usb-c, there's a tab inside the socket, thus excessive torque will
very likely damage both the cable and the device, causing an expensive
repair, often more than the phone is worth.
Speculation and utter bulllshit. Sorry.
Apple uses USB-C for all devices except for the iphone.
Apple uses USB-C for all devices except for the iphone.
I must be imagining the magsafe on my MacBook Air, then.
Apple uses USB-C for all devices except for the iphone.
I must be imagining the magsafe on my MacBook Air, then.
True, but they can charge from USB-C too.
The EU directive does not prohibit other charging ports (not that
it applies to laptops anyway).
It certainly does as of 2024.
In article <jq5uudFek5mU1@mid.individual.net>,
TimS <timstreater@greenbee.net> wrote:
Apple uses USB-C for all devices except for the iphone.
I must be imagining the magsafe on my MacBook Air, then.
True, but they can charge from USB-C too.
The EU directive does not prohibit other charging ports (not that
it applies to laptops anyway).
In article <jq5uudFek5mU1@mid.individual.net>,
TimS <timstreater@greenbee.net> wrote:
Apple uses USB-C for all devices except for the iphone.
I must be imagining the magsafe on my MacBook Air, then.
True, but they can charge from USB-C too.
The EU directive does not prohibit other charging ports (not that
it applies to laptops anyway).
Joerg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.ch> wrote:
Am 05.10.22 um 11:35 schrieb David Brooks:
On 05/10/2022 10:30, Joerg Lorenz wrote:
Am 05.10.22 um 10:06 schrieb RJH:
I suppose they could carry in with a UK Special,
You mean a kind of a USB-C-exit?
Yes - we could call it a USB-R-exit! :-D
The Brits live in splendid isolation. Again.
Basking in our sovereignty. Life couldn't be better. Oh wait...
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