If I'm in a situation where it's Apple or failure, I will gladly fail.
Anon is incompatible
Submitted 2 weeks ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to greentext@sh.itjust.works
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Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 2 weeks ago
the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
They have a lot of nerve using a USB standard that’s only 12 years old
Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 2 weeks ago
USB-A is the common standard. Most devices are made with USB-A compatibility. Most portable media are USB-A.
I'm not even going after the vast majority of my hard stops when I pick technology, like the fact that there's no proper (S)VGA and no full-size DisplayPort (and I mean proper DisplayPort, not an "HDMI" plug into a DisplayPort interface), or the lack of a hardware switch to fully disable power to all onboard radio and modem devices.
MutantTailThing@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Hey remember that tried and true universal plug-in that literally works on everything and everybody loves? Lets not have that anymore.
red_bull_of_juarez@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
I know Apple is terrible with usability, but I also think USB-C is now the one that works everywhere. All my last USB stick purchases had USB-A and C, just so that I don’t have to run away in tears. I can even use them with smartphones and those never had USB-A.
Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
It’s the new standard, but there should always be at least one USB-A. It’s still incredibly common.
gramie@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
And I have about 20 USB-A flash drives, up to 128GB, that I should just toss in the trash because…why exactly? Because they are “old”?
farmgineer@nord.pub 2 weeks ago
my home computer has no USB-C and I can’t afford to upgrade because gestures broadly.
Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
Both USB-C and USB-A have their pros and cons.
USB-C has a lot more bandwidth and power draw.
USB-A is sturdier and cheaper.
For things like a mouse or keyboard, having more bandwidth or power draw are useless, but being cheaper and sturdier are not.
One can not replace the other entirely. Apple just wants to milk everyone by forcing them to buy all their peripherals again.
mech@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
I now want a smartphone with 3 USB-A ports.
mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
I think the only holdouts are Raspberry Pi. For some reason they still don’t have a USB-C option for the nano
EfreetSK@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Where could we go wrong? We might never know … but it for sure isn’t because of cult-like loyalty to a single company notorious for doing this. It’s a mystery
merc@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
plug-in?
Tabula_stercore@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Remember folks, apple onyl has usb c because they were forced to
Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
They were forced to have one, they were not forced to remove everything else.
That is solely on them.
mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Malicious compliance
Footer1998@crazypeople.online 2 weeks ago
fuck apple but you’re kinda mistaken here, if you’re talking about just iphone, maybe you’re right - but they had usb c (actually thunderbolt) on macbook and ipad before any legal rulings, macbooks before there was even any hint of legislation iirc.
tetris11@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
usb c (actually thunderbolt)
aren’t these different tech stacks and connectors?
StuffYouFear@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
They may be talking about micro usb 3.0 that was basically usb-c before the physical plug was developed. It was a micro usb with a really stupid additional plug bonded to it to make it high power and I think gave extra data lanes. Lighting plug was probably apples counter to that ungodly sin upto the tech universe. en.wikipedia.org/…/File:Connector_USB_3_IMGP6033_…
kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
iPhones only have USB-C because they were forced to, but MacBooks were some of the very early adopters of the connector, and iPads also picked it up well before the requirement.
piccolo@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
In apple’s defense, they wanted a reversible high speed connector, but the USB committee in their infinite wisdom was like “what if we added a tumor to the micro USB instead?”
merc@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
They only have USB-C on iPhones because they were forced to.
They went to USB-C only on their computers on their own.
SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
Americucks and their Apple.
Ostrichgrif@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Can’t be an American story because Huawei is banned in the USA 🥹
DarkCloud@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Android and Microsoft are in majority use globally, but truth be told they’re all faceless tech companies run by billionaires who want to feed their never ending greed.
Starduster75@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Tell me about it, I worked there once. What a cult! They are essentially the Nike of computers.
DillDough@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Damn look at you being every bit as ignorant and arrogant as the American average. I’m impressed.
Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Could you be more of a racist cuck shit stain. Go fuck off with that attitude.
lka1988@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
🙄
spacegoat@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Fake. Huawei users aren’t real
protogen420@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
wrong, apple ones arent the real ones
ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Apple doesn’t have users, it has cultists.
taxon@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
5ha99y@lemmus.org 2 weeks ago
Man, you are the superior one, because you are still using a real Computer
yakko@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
If somebody requests that I drop air, I will push a fart. Hope your bougie toy can read that.
irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
A macbook is a real computer.
5ha99y@lemmus.org 2 weeks ago
Aruably, if it has a true linux distro on it, because MacOS is restricting a lot of its capabilities. I know it at least for iOS.
dan69@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
lol what happened to emailing the presentation or sharing it on a cloud drive like Google
atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
I guess we forgot how to email…
Ibuthyr@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
20 MB limit. But let’s be honest, pretty much every company uses some form of cloud-storage. Physical media is rarely used any more.
Azzu@leminal.space 2 weeks ago
20 MB limit where? Not on my email inbox.
B0rax@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
The Huawei phone likely has usb c as well. Just use a cable…
LodeMike@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
connect phone to girls laptop
girl finds my 500GB AI deepfake collection
get beat to death
Footer1998@crazypeople.online 2 weeks ago
i’m not seeing a problem here
DampSquid@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
And rightly so
Angryhumanoid@fedinsfw.app 2 weeks ago
They make A to C adapters.
Agent641@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
They make A AND C flash drives:
I have one on my keyring.
I have another that also takes SD cards, so it makes it super simple to file transfer between all my things
thebestaquaman@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Because after, what, …40? years of internet, the most convenient way to move a large file between two computers on the same network is, usually, to put it on a physical drive and move it. That, or upload it to cloud storage, then have the other person download it.
It’s unfathomable to me that we still don’t have a universally accepted and implemented protocol/utility for “send this file over wifi to this other machine on the same network”. I’m aware that there are plenty of ways to do this, but the fact that it’s typically easier to upload a 10 GB file to cloud storage for the person next to you to download it (or move it via a flash drive) is easier than just sending it directly. It boggles my mind that sending files over the local network isn’t some extremely simple cross-platform feature that any machine can access through a utility as accessible as connecting to the wifi-network.
Just to reiterate: I’m very aware that this is easily possible for anyone with a little tech-backround. My point is that it isn’t the go-to method for most people, and I just can’t understand why…
Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
Yeah, they come in very handy.
You can even transfer files from a desktop to a phone with these.
And if one port breaks, the other still functions.
NickwithaC@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
and every Mac user I know carries one without a hint of irony.
Matriks404@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I just have USB-C to USB-A adapter, for this kind of problems, and the reverse adapter as well.
driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 2 weeks ago
I have an email account for this kind of problems
IMALlama@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
This is how an entire generation escaped having to carry floppy disks to school
gmtom@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
You can also just get flash drives that are usb c. Even though I’m not a Mac guy, I thinks it’s been over 10 years since I’ve owned a computer (Inc phone) that doesn’t have usb c
Tikiporch@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Look at Mr. Two Dongles over here.
Aeri@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Just get a usbC flash drive. USB C is actually pretty good and you can easily get one that has both a and c.
Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
This is why you get a adapter stick that has C to micro, C to A, C to Thunder, and a card reader.
rumba@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
I’m honestly kinda shocked we’ve not managed to bridge the airdrop gap.
Quickshare is hit or miss
Wetransfer wasn’t bad but didn’t like corporate networks.
Dropbox and Bitwarden send are OK, but you have to email/sms links.
We should have blue tooth beacons and 900mhz Halow by now.
Luisp@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Share using a webrtc website
Aneorthisio@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Moral of the story: get a USB adapter
lka1988@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Imagine being so insecure
Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
This is why I have a Framework laptop with modular ports.
I can change which ports my laptop has, and on which side it has them, at will. No struggle
mo_lave@reddthat.com 2 weeks ago
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Getting a flash drive with both a and c on it was a great investment
LH0ezVT@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
And then everyone clapped, of course.
irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
It’s a shame email doesn’t exist
diabetic_porcupine@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
lessthanluigi@lemmy.sdf.org 1 week ago
Anon is Obsolete Absolute
KiwiTB@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
People know airdrop can work with non apple phones right?
napkin2020@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Huawei isn’t really competitive with their laptops though. To be fair, it’s pretty much impossible to win Apple with laptop.
observantTrapezium@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
I’m proud to be incompatible with Apple
taiyang@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
What’s rather ironic is my Linux FOSS setup is more compatible than ever because it can open my students .notes and .pages files, while MS Word couldn’t.
And naturally, I’m proud of using FOSS so I guess I’m proud to be compatible with everything.
arcolgy@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
What are you using for .pages? I have .docx covered but have a backlog I planned to convert someday.
auzy1@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
My Mac studio m2 was the only computer I ever had that had compatibility issues with some USB cables
People talk about Apple hardware like it’s incredible, but honestly, no pc manufacturer would make that mistake
blitzen@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
I’d like to hear more about this. I have a theory that as great as USB-C is for consistency, the fact that it shares a connector with Thunderbolt (to say nothing about the different versions of Thunderbolt) introduces a level of uncertainly when looking at a USB-C connector.
I’m certainly not trying to discount your experience. I’m sure you ran into significant problems. But in general I continue to believe that the general public may not have the right “flavor” of USB-C cable to do what they are trying to do in a given situation.
Auli@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Butterfly keyboards. so saying apple is the pinnacle of hardware is stupid. They make dumb decisions just like everyone else.
Footer1998@crazypeople.online 2 weeks ago
apple is still better than google tbh
i use grapheneOS but its just the truth
Daxter101@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
I dunno, isn’t it kinda pointless to compare a stroke with brain cancer? Sure, you can have preferences, but they’re both horrible.
Ibuthyr@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
Nah. Ad blocking is shit. There’s no revanced or morphe or whatnot. Many things are better, but too many things are worse.
I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Google automatically screens and blocks spam calls. That alone is enough for me to put it above Apple.
Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
wHaTaBoUt
protogen420@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
pure copium
placebo@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
It’s rather Apple who is incompatible with the rest of the world. Any other bluetooth device can transfer files with other bluetooth devices.
const_void@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
Why?