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Apple to Limit iPhone 15 USB-C Cables to USB 2.0 Speeds: Report (www.extremetech.com)

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[+] AssholeDestroyer@lemmy.ml -8 points 3 years ago (2 children)

Boo this man. How would limiting the speed of the port affect cost at all?

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[–] blabber6285@sopuli.xyz 5 points 3 years ago

It's probably not an arbitrary explicit limitation just for the sake of it, they're likely using a cheaper component for the port.

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[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago

Because they can continue to use the old controller, just wired a little differently

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