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[-] [email protected] 30 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

That was really weird, actually. Apple was frustrated that the USB consortium wasn’t making progress. So they developed Lightning. Then sent people there to help develop USB-C, when they already had a competing connector…

They should’ve been more patient, and sent people there directly, before developing a competitor, and adopted USB-C from the start.

With that move, they isolated themselves and their customers. It’s this arrogant “we’re smarter than anybody else” attitude they show sometimes, that irks a lot of people and end up being detrimental for their image. (And I say this as a long time Apple customer).

[-] [email protected] 25 points 2 years ago

Nah it was a great move, earned them a couple billions in licensing fees

[-] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago

To the disadvantage of literally everyone

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Nah, they don't even pay dividends

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Capitalism in a nutshell.

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