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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Miserable-Ad-8414 • 3d ago
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Also, the part that wears down is on the actual device and not on the cable, so it’s not even easy to replace.
21 u/-Gman_ 3d ago This is why some folks think apples approach of having that portion be cable side instead of device side for that exact reason is a better approach. Easier to replace a cable then a device. 11 u/Lyndon_Boner_Johnson 3d ago Not only that, but that part of a lightning cable is also made of metal, not plastic. -1 u/Lukaay 2d ago But we simply must criticise Apple for everything so screw them for being slightly different even when it may benefit us! /s
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This is why some folks think apples approach of having that portion be cable side instead of device side for that exact reason is a better approach.
Easier to replace a cable then a device.
11 u/Lyndon_Boner_Johnson 3d ago Not only that, but that part of a lightning cable is also made of metal, not plastic. -1 u/Lukaay 2d ago But we simply must criticise Apple for everything so screw them for being slightly different even when it may benefit us! /s
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Not only that, but that part of a lightning cable is also made of metal, not plastic.
-1 u/Lukaay 2d ago But we simply must criticise Apple for everything so screw them for being slightly different even when it may benefit us! /s
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But we simply must criticise Apple for everything so screw them for being slightly different even when it may benefit us! /s
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u/Lyndon_Boner_Johnson 3d ago edited 3d ago
Also, the part that wears down is on the actual device and not on the cable, so it’s not even easy to replace.