On: Apple may have to abandon Lightning connector cabl...

[LyndsySimon]

I picked up a pair of AirPods Pro a bit ago, and was surprised to see a Lightning connector. Not only that, but the included cable was USB-C to Lightning.

I don’t know why they bothered at all, honestly.

[mvanbaak → LyndsySimon]

Because most of the people who buy the airpods, have an iphone. So, they can use the cable they use to charge their iphone to charge their airpods and vc versa.

The fact that it's an usb-c to lightning is because all their macbooks are usb-c ;-P

[LyndsySimon → mvanbaak]

I have an iPhone X, which is the only other device I own with a Lightning port. I use a Qi charger for it.

I also have an iPad Pro and a laptop that uses USB-C for power.

In fact, I had to look it up and was surprised to see that the iPhone 11 has a Lightning port. Odd.