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iPhone 15’s shift to USB-C

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Re: iPhone 15’s shift to USB-C

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Post by Dylan16807 »

scarface_74 wrote: post #109
Dylan16807 wrote: post #108

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If they had forced micro USB, it sure seems like it would have been updated to USB C. But they didn't force it. And I thought you were arguing about the current law, not complaining about something that was ten years ago and didn't happen. And you still didn't answer my question.

How long would it have taken them? Could Apple just unilaterally changed without waiting years for the committee to decide?

If the USB committee also didn't release a port for more years? This is getting too abstracted from reality to answer easily. That's not the world we live in, but perhaps Apple could have offered their new better port as an open standard in that situation.

If you mean the EU rulemakers being slow, no I don't think there would have been a multiple year delay to implement the new USB port.

But now I'm done with your questions about a situation that never existed, if you don't think my question is worth acknowledging.

Re: iPhone 15’s shift to USB-C

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Post by rcarr »

TaylorAlexander wrote: post #101
rich_sasha wrote: post #95

Why on Earth would you make a phone out of Titanium? I mean, yes, hard, shiny, expensive... but just seems so wasteful.

Lightweight and durable. That’s why people love titanium. You wanna make a big rectangle that is super thin and costs thousands of dollars and you’re gonna have to concern yourself with frame flex. The original XL iPhones had a bending problem. Whatever structural member they eventually designed in to solve that, it’s going to be some amount of thinner, lighter, stronger when made with titanium. As far as wasteful -…

This post and these videos were awesome, thanks!

Re: iPhone 15’s shift to USB-C

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Post by fsckboy »

bgoggin wrote: post #79
rffn wrote: post #9

Apple would cannibalize their computer and iPad sales if they were supporting the thin client model like Samsung DeX. See how they already avoid cannibalization of the iPhone business by preventing the iPad to make phone calls. They protect their product lines from each other. As much as I like to see such a feature, I don’t think Apple will ever give it to us.

Seriously? Your claim is that Apple is afraid being able to make calls on an iPad would cannibalize iPhone sales? You think this is what's preventing people from walking around talking on iPads? Apple prevented calls on iPads so that AT&T would offer a cheaper cellular plan for iPads. Apple completely cannibalized their iPod business with the iPhone. They have proven over and over that they will cannibalize their own…

>Apple completely cannibalized their iPod business with the iPhone

no, it's not cannibalization to upsell existing customers to higher margin items

Re: iPhone 15’s shift to USB-C

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Post by qingcharles »

_ea1k wrote: post #23
input_sh wrote: post #5

How does the author make the logical leap from "it'll use Type C" to "it'll have Samsung DeX equivalent"? I think it's too much of a gimmick for Apple to even try, plus Apple is really not known for giving a damn about making their products work well with third-party peripherals.

As much as I want to like things like dex, I always find myself thinking that the real world application isn't really any better than carrying around a laptop.

Some apps are not available, or reduced functionality on desktop/laptop/web, though.

For instance, I'm forced to use CapCut on mobile device because the grown-up version is missing half the features.

Re: iPhone 15’s shift to USB-C

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Post by josteink »

mensetmanusman wrote: post #3

It also has the potential to be quite confusing. There will almost certainly be some laptops that attempt to charge themselves from the iPhone battery depending on which of the 10 versions of USB-C are being implemented. Will all the counterfeit usb-c cables also cause a bunch of confusion when features don’t work? Will plugging in your phone at the airport be less of a risk?

> There will almost certainly be some laptops that attempt to charge themselves from the iPhone battery depending on which of the 10 versions of USB-C are being implemented.

It’s not like there are 100s of phones out there with a USB-C connector we can try this on already? ;)

Re: iPhone 15’s shift to USB-C

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Post by drewnick »

_ea1k wrote: post #73
wredue wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah. In a normal work day on a brand new i7 w/ 32 gigs of ram, I would say I get frustrated by the computer not doing what I tell it to in a decent timeframe more than a few times a day. Now we’re saying “hey, let’s take a slower device with even slower pieces of shit applications on a foundation that worse at multi-window multitasking and make it what people use” I’d probably blow my own brains out if this actually…

Honestly, I played around with a desktop environment with Termux on a Pixel 5. I was shocked at how decent it was. I could see a new iPhone performing pretty well. With enough RAM, it'd be decent for a lot of people. But it'd always have the unavoidable downside of meaning that your phone was effectively tethered (even if just wirelessly) to your desktop. And at that point, why not just have a decent CPU in the deskt…

I also have been using XFCE on Debian on my S23 and using it for VS Code and some dev work. It runs node and python just fine and is quick. It's nice because it is minimal. Having a 4K screen and only my phone and some peripherals is a dream. We are close.

Re: iPhone 15’s shift to USB-C

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Post by Eddy_Viscosity2 »

rffn wrote: post #9

Apple would cannibalize their computer and iPad sales if they were supporting the thin client model like Samsung DeX. See how they already avoid cannibalization of the iPhone business by preventing the iPad to make phone calls. They protect their product lines from each other. As much as I like to see such a feature, I don’t think Apple will ever give it to us.

I would love a tablet that could work as a phone and do calls and texts. Do any good ones exist?
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