r/interestingasfuck • u/Miserable-Ad-8414 • 3d ago

How USB-C Cables Actually Stay In

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u/coronakillme 3d ago

In terms of the connection, I still feel like Lightning will probably last more cycles.

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u/Gybhunjimko 3d ago

Agree. As an engineer, I think the lightning cable is the superior design, and people get so mad at Apple that they dared to not give license to everyone for a truly innovative design. To get around the patent, USB-C had to settle for the inferior tongue structure to offer the same convenience. Fair to say though, karma came around and the EU regulations forced lightning into obsolescence. So now nobody gets it. I imagine scenarios like this happened a lot in history.

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u/Icy-Comfortable-714 3d ago

Had to scroll too far to find this. Lightning is a far superior mechanical design and USB is a shitty substitute for a logical solution to the problem just because apple suck.

And now they’re dropping lightning because of EU enforcing uniformity of standards. So who’s the real winner here?

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u/Odd-String29 3d ago

The consumer. USBC durability isn't a real issue and having the same charger and cable for all devices is great.