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Apple forced to ditch iPhone lightning charger::Apple confirms new iPhone 15 will have a common USB-C charging port after EU forces it into the change.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

In my opinion, Apple's choice to reduce the number and variety of ports on their devices in order to sell more dongles was where mobile device enshitification began in earnest. Now my phone just spys on me and vomits ads constantly and I can't even plug in my fucking headphones.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They take ages to adopt great features that have existed on Android devices for years, and yet are THE leader of what corners to cut in the industry.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

We like to call it innovation here, innovative ideas to fuck everyone and get a bit of bonus for the ceo