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wvenable on Jan 17, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Apple may have to abandon Lightning connector cabl...

And what if they can't agree? Maybe apple make a device so thin that even USB-C won't fit and other manufacturers explicitly decide to hobble them by not supporting a thinner connector.

This law would be great for anti-competitive practices. Lowest common denominator wins by default.

ace32229 on Jan 17, 2020 [–]

The iPad with a USB-C port is less than 6mm thick. How thin do you think tablets can actually go?

wvenable on Jan 17, 2020 | [–]

At one point I thought 6mm was impossible.

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