A question for Applefans

In article , Tony Cooper
wrote:

My iPhone and iPad are charged using a plug and cable combination.
Each uses a different cable with a different-size fitting that plugs
into the device. Both style cables use the same wall-plug device.

What is the reason for the two different fittings? Both are obtaining
and converting power from the same wall plug.

one is nearly 15 years old, the other just 3 years old.

the 30 pin dock connector debuted in 2003 with the 3rd gen ipod and
existed for ten years.

in 2012, apple switched to the much smaller and much more advanced
lightning connector, which has numerous advantages over the previous
dock connector.

It seems to me that Apple is just doing the printer ink scam and
adding an extra product to sell when replacements are needed.

nope.

lightning is a more advanced and forward thinking connector, where the
function of the individual pins can be dynamically reconfigured as
needed. it's also reversible.

keep in mind that non-apple devices have had more connector types in
the same time period and with yet another one now (usb-c) appearing.