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