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[–] DMNC1998@lemmy.world 110 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (7 children)

Meanwhile in the Apple Store

USB-C to Lightning Adapter

[–] LOLjoeWTF@lemmy.world 47 points 2 years ago

This was a crucial step in Apple's journey into becoming a trillion dollar company. Dongles.

[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.sdf.org 25 points 2 years ago

Holy fuck I thought this was a joke

[–] JCreazy@midwest.social 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wouldn't that be a Lightning to USB C adapter? That naming doesn't make sense.

[–] 1couchpotato@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The usb-c is at the top in the picture so I'll have to disagree with you

[–] BucketHat@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wait doesn't that mean it's a Lightning to USB C if the top is USB-C and the bottom is Lightning?

[–] LameName3000@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No, the USB-C port becomes a Lightning port.

[–] MBM 1 points 2 years ago

The way I think about adapters is that you have a Lightning cable and attach the adapter so it turns into an USB-C cable. I guess you can also think about adapting the port. Wild.

[–] TrustingZebra@lemmy.one 12 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Who is this for? Looking at the Apple Store, they sell an official USB-C cable for less ($19, but you can obviously find good quality third-party cables for much less).

[–] JCreazy@midwest.social 11 points 2 years ago

This is 100% made for uninformed people in how that insurance will make money.

[–] debunker@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

People who have accessories with a lightning adapter probably. Speakers, docks, etc.

Alternatively the adapter might be a cheaper option for third party cables that aren’t usb-c or usb-a on the other side of the cable.

[–] TrustingZebra@lemmy.one 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

People who have accessories with a lightning adapter probably. Speakers, docks, etc.

Are those common? I don't think I've ever even seen a speaker with a built-in Lightning dock.

I remember these iPod docks were very common at the time of the 30-pin connector. However by the time Lightning came around wireless audio became more commonplace with Bluetooth, AirPlay and other related technologies (CarPlay, smart speakers etc.)

[–] dpkonofa@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

People blindly jumping on the USB-C wagon are completely forgetting how much money people spend on accessories that still work perfectly fine…

[–] suction@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

And they can use their current phones with them, no? No one is forced to upgrade - they can easily buy another lightning-having iPhone when their current one croaks and should be safe for the next 20 years (buying used iPhones) if their stupid accessories are so gd important

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 years ago

People so engraved into the Apple Ecosystem, they only have lightning cables/devices and not a single usb-c cable

[–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

It's probably for accessories

[–] programmer_belch@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I can get an usb c cable cheaper than that

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago

We all know about monoprice it’s cool