What's funny to me is that the solution to long term use was in their hands. They could have licensed it cheaply to other devices until it replaced the mini USB, then charged whatever they wanted for use once it was the defacto standard. Instead they clasped too tightly onto it and now it's being forced into retirement

With how many cheap android phones have been produced, they'd be making money even if someone wasn't buying an apple product, essentially taking a piece of the market share that wasn't theirs.

[–] CptMuesli@artemis.camp 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

But they did not see themselves as a utility supplier. They preferred having the superior charging cable over licensing it to others. This way they protected their market share on Iphones.

[–] Baku@aussie.zone 1 points 2 years ago

I don't know, maybe I'm just in a minority but personally I don't care enough about what port is on a phone that that's my primary concern when choosing a new phone. Sure, if a similarly spec'd phone at a similar price point drops I might take it into account, but for the most part I buy the best phone I can with the budget I have

[–] gila@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

And then bundled it with a 5W charger?