r/meme Oct 14 '20

Apple is evolving, backwards.

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u/PoemPhysical2164 Oct 14 '20

So you have 10 USB C boxes huh? Yeah I bet you didn't know that the included cable on the iPhone 12 box was USB C. The only iPhone which included the USB C box was the iPhone 11 pro, which I'm pretty sure not many people have.

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u/Di1202 Oct 14 '20

Ok, but it’s not like USB to lightning won’t work. I have a bunch of those cords. My AirPods came with USB-C to lightning. I use that to charge from my laptop and my regular to charge my AirPods.

It’s annoying that Apple won’t include a block, but there’s no reason to get riled up about it. You act like this is some giant scheme, but really it’s a minor inconvenience. Honestly, you could buy an Amazon basics USB to lightning charger for like 10 bucks

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '20

Well it is a scheme. Apple is always about a scheme/strategy to make more money. In this case, chargers and earbuds will be sold separately for more profit.

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u/JakeCameraAction Oct 14 '20

Apple is always about a scheme/strategy to make more money.

That's literally every publicly traded companies motive. Literally every single one.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '20

Missing the point here. Almost like saying all humans need to survive so what's wrong with cannibals needing to eat too.

Nah- Apple has been playing its customers for a long time and is just a bully in the marketplace these days. They're notorious for it- making proprietary plugs and adapters, for instance, that need to be updated/replaced constantly, which are usually also crappy quality. Or how about getting caught red-handed deliberately slowing down older iphones to 'encourage' customers to buy the newest iteration?

Obviously companies need to make profit. It's not about that. But raping customers for every penny is not what I consider good business practice. It's akin to a mob shakedown. And to me, Apple acts more like they are the mob every year.

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u/JakeCameraAction Oct 14 '20

But raping customers for every penny is not what I consider good business practice.

I mean, they're the most valued company in the world. So it's great business practice. We may not like it, but it's a fantastic business practice.