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A question for Applefans
On 2015-09-08 10:58, 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. It seems to me that Apple is just doing the printer ink scam and adding an extra product to sell when replacements are needed. What nospam said. You're just slightly unlucky in that you bought one of your iThings just before they updated the connector. The new connector should be around for about 10 years - possibly, even probably, longer. |
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A question for Applefans
In article , Alan Browne
wrote: The new connector should be around for about 10 years - possibly, even probably, longer. 10 years is a long time in this industry. lighting is very forward thinking, but a lot can happen in 10 years. usb-c is a very compelling connector but i'm not expecting another change quite so soon, but it would not surprise me to see a transition to usb-c, which has already begun on the retina macbook. maybe the ipad pro will have both. |
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A question for Applefans
In article , Tony Cooper
wrote: The convenience store down the street sells those cables for $9.95, but they aren't authentic Apple cables. if they're mfi certified, they're just as good. |
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A question for Applefans
On 9/8/2015 6:38 PM, nospam wrote:
In article , Alan Browne wrote: The new connector should be around for about 10 years - possibly, even probably, longer. 10 years is a long time in this industry. lighting is very forward thinking, but a lot can happen in 10 years. usb-c is a very compelling connector but i'm not expecting another change quite so soon, but it would not surprise me to see a transition to usb-c, which has already begun on the retina macbook. maybe the ipad pro will have both. Wouldn't surprise me. I suspect that 2 Gig USB 3 flash storage devices are almost being given away, may be an indicator. -- PeterN |
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A question for Applefans
On 2015-09-08 18:55, Tony Cooper wrote:
On Tue, 8 Sep 2015 18:18:12 -0400, Alan Browne wrote: On 2015-09-08 10:58, 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. It seems to me that Apple is just doing the printer ink scam and adding an extra product to sell when replacements are needed. What nospam said. You're just slightly unlucky in that you bought one of your iThings just before they updated the connector. If that's as bad as my luck goes, then I don't consider myself unlucky. I had to buy two $19.95 cords instead of one $19.95 cords. Big whoop. The convenience store down the street sells those cables for $9.95, but they aren't authentic Apple cables. (But, they are probably made by the same Chinese 9-year-olds in same factory as the authentic ones) but an extra $10 didn't break me. I simply meant in the convenience sense. I'd prefer all my widgets had the same plugs and adaptors. Over time they do align for a period. |
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A question for Applefans
In article , Alan Browne
wrote: I simply meant in the convenience sense. I'd prefer all my widgets had the same plugs and adaptors. Over time they do align for a period. that's why usb-c is so compelling. with it, macs, pcs, chromebooks, iphones, ipads, android phones, android tablets, all could use the same connector. |
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A question for Applefans
On 9/8/2015 8:41 PM, nospam wrote:
In article , Alan Browne wrote: I simply meant in the convenience sense. I'd prefer all my widgets had the same plugs and adaptors. Over time they do align for a period. that's why usb-c is so compelling. with it, macs, pcs, chromebooks, iphones, ipads, android phones, android tablets, all could use the same connector. I wonder if the pending onset of USB-C is the reason prices of USB3 flash drives have plummeted. -- PeterN |
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A question for Applefans
In article , PeterN
wrote: I simply meant in the convenience sense. I'd prefer all my widgets had the same plugs and adaptors. Over time they do align for a period. that's why usb-c is so compelling. with it, macs, pcs, chromebooks, iphones, ipads, android phones, android tablets, all could use the same connector. I wonder if the pending onset of USB-C is the reason prices of USB3 flash drives have plummeted. probably not, because it's *very* new, with just a handful of products using it. |
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