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Apple forced to ditch iPhone lightning charger (www.bbc.com)
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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] 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Why? What can lightening do that USB can't? Is there anything even slightly better about the way lightening connectors are manufactured or used?

USB has been the world's standard for connectivity and powering for decades and lightening was nothing more than an attempt to keep customers in the "ecosystem".

The amount of lightening connectors I've seen taped up is shocking, you never see that with USB.