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Apple ditches the Lightning connector in favor of USB-C after 11 years (techcrunch.com)
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[โ€“] xilliah@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How long have we used usb a now? It must've been almost 30 years. Can we just standardize usb c and use it for the next 30? It can have backwards compatibility as it improves.

[โ€“] MagicPterodactyl@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

I think that's likely the way we are going. The eu specifically calls out usb-c in there charging port standardized legislation. That alone will keep usb-c relevant for a very long time.