Re: EI mew ;abeling regulations June 20th 2025

Isaac Montara <IsaacMontara@nospam.com> wrote:

On Sat, 25 Jan 2025 16:59:40 -0800, Alan wrote:
 

Thank your lucky stars that the lightning cable is no longer allowed.

 
Why?
 

 
That kind of non-standard "innovation" belongs in the garbage heap.

 
Why?
 

 
Besides, Apple hasn't innovated a single iPhone thing since Jobs died.
 
Well, Apple removed a few things, if you want to call that innovation.

 
I notice nothing you say address the substance of what I wrote.

 
Apple making the cable different from all other cables just so that Apple
can sell more lightning cables for their own profit, isn't innovation.

The lightning port and cable was far better in terms of reliability and
usability than the alternatives (i.e. micro-usb) at the time.

USB-C learned many lessons from lightning and it was a shame that Apple
needed to be forced into aligning with the rest of the industry.  They had
already embraced USB-C in their macs so sticking with lightning on iphone
felt anachronistic.