It's that time of year again, folks. As the tech world has sights set on the latest Apple event that is producing the new iPhone 16 as we speak, we all know we'll be seeing slightly improved phones, some impressive specs, and a few 'innovative" or "magic" new features from Apple. For me, however, the...
    • AnasEnglish
      2•2 months ago

      I hate the timing of that EU decision, because we’ll never know if Apple did the switch because of it, or because 10 years had passed since they promised 10 years of Lightning anyway.

        • AnasEnglish
          1•2 months ago

          You aren’t wrong, I just read the headline and the comments. However, my comment isn’t about anything in this article.

          • @GrammarPolice@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1•2 months ago

            Oh yeah i know, I’m talking about articles in general. When the EU gave Apple the command to either comply or pack up, they initially expressed disdain before eventually succumbing.

        • AnasEnglish
          2•2 months ago

          Might not be true, I read it back when they first announced USB-C, and I can’t find anything about it right now.

    • chiisanaEnglish
      2•2 months ago

      It was not an EU thing, it was a China thing.

      It’s quite obvious as well looking back at it; if course China will mandate one of the weakest protocol with no end to end encryption.

      Avoid RCS like the plague and use something more secure!