Well, think of the data transfer rates. One carries voice, which can be in the kb/s
A lightning cable can carry a few gb/s.
All this extra data weights down the cable, causing it to fail sooner.
Why?
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Atropos@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
Randelung@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
Thanks, Cave Johnson.
lemmy_get_my_coat@lemmy.world 26 minutes ago
He’ll get the nerds in the lab to cook something up.
kreskin@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
I’m in tech, I can answer this for OP (on apple’s behalf):
Because fuck you, thats why.
ramenshaman@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
You can buy a coiled USB-C cable, I have a couple, they’re pretty sweet
BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 hour ago
Forced obsolescence. What better way to make money than cut the cost of making a cable that lasts half as long for twice as much that people need regularly? This is an example baked into the very government as it called for initial light bulbs to only last a certain amount of time so they are replaced more often to “stimulate” the market.
ViatorOmnium@piefed.social 9 hours ago
They can. There are brands selling durable USB-C cables, I think they cost around 20 Euros each.
For Apple stuff, they will make it durable once their customer base stops being a cult.
axh@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
- once the EU will make them
prettybunnys@piefed.social 8 hours ago
The cables that degraded that way were because they used a more recyclable product.
Their cables are now braided by default.
The “hating apple” or better yet “tech tribalism” in general is the real cult
BestBouclettes@jlai.lu 8 hours ago
Yeah you can criticise Apple on many things, but definitely not in build quality and software support. They’re so far ahead of everyone else, it’s not even funny.
EliteCloneMike@lemmy.zip 8 hours ago
Same goes for Google and the others. They have a tribe or flock or cult. All the tech companies want that or have it to some degree. Though some are more obvious.
DaddleDew@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
The problem is that you can’t go just off of the price because there are shitty brands that will sell the crappy one that will break early for 20 Euros to fool people into thinking they’ll last.
Pratai@piefed.ca 7 hours ago
People seem to forget how easily phone cords went bad. We had to jiggle them or hold them at weird angles to keep talking.
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Planned obsolescence is one of the cornerstones of our economic order.
garbagebagel@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
I actually haven’t had a cable do this since I stopped buying apple cables. I usually will buy just whatever brand I find and they might stop working eventually, but rarely do they fray like those iPod ones used to.
Alwaysnownevernotme@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Better yet don’t buy apple products at all.
VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
That’s because Apple’s cables are designed for aesthetics first and everything else second.
lokalhorst@feddit.org 4 hours ago
But non-Apple cables are not officially supported, right? I think apple can’t guarantee that your iPhone works and charges well with an unlicensed cable. Also I don’t know if the Apple Repair Shop will accept a phone that has been charged with an unlicensed cable. But what do I know, I am an Android user
zeb420@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
As long as they have the MFI certification they are officially supported. I’ve been using a non-MFI cable for a while now and it’s never been a problem, even with getting my battery replaced by Apple.
LodeMike@lemmy.today 3 hours ago
Car manufacturer can’t garuntee that the car will drive fine on a road not made by them.
What you said/quoted is a meaningless sentence that just reduces into “bad products are possible to make”
y0kai@anarchist.nexus 9 hours ago
must be an apple thing lol i have never had this happen
Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus 45 minutes ago
Yeah, USB cables that became defective for me either had a damaged plug in micro-usb times or they had internal breaks after intense and frankly pretty rough use.
sit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 hours ago
Which brands do you say are longlasting?
y0kai@anarchist.nexus 6 hours ago
idk basically any USB cable. It’s rare that they fail for me in general, though I have a couple that have given out, and I’ve seen this happen to other people, but I’ve never had it happen to me.
Perhaps anecdotal, but I try to avoid unplugging by pulling the wire whenever possible and I also try not to bend it near the connector if I’m using it while charging.
MBech@feddit.dk 7 hours ago
I’ve had it happen with a few Lenovo laptop chargers. Razer mice though, were especially bad at this 10 years ago. Haven’t owned a Razer product since then though, but I’d go through 2 cables per year because of this. Haven’t lost a single cable singe changing to other brands though.
Murse@slrpnk.net 3 hours ago
I think around 2016 is when Razer really went down the toilet. There was a time when they built good quality hardware, but they’re just enshittified garbage with a flashy hue cycle now.
pipe01@programming.dev 7 hours ago
Pull on the connector instead of the cable and it’ll last 3x longer
purplemonkeymad@programming.dev 4 hours ago
While that might be right in some cases, these just had really bad plastic coverings. I had an htc cable made with the same stuff. Without using it just sitting the drawer, it now is cracked all over and the cover is falling apart. Mechanical stress probably would make it break faster, but these cables also just sucked.
starik@lemmy.today 2 hours ago
Just from oxidation
dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 4 hours ago
Because you want it to fit in a small pocket, not take half the space in your backpack.
knacht1@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
Acid in your skin oils is breaking down the plasticizer in the insulation.
Has happened before here, with more than just phone\usb cables.
TeaWithDani@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
My cellphone doesnt even have the audio quality of an old landline…
gastroglizzy@piefed.social 8 hours ago
You own the Apple cable and are responsible for the repairs, Apple sells replacements, so they’re built to die and require replacement quickly.
Back in the day, the phone company owned the phone and was responsible for the repairs, so they were built to last.
Malica@lemmy.zip 5 hours ago
More shit inside that shouldn’t be bent maybe?
homosapien@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 hours ago
its braided copper covered in plastic insulation, it’s just that apple cables are garbage
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
My steam deck cables, I could climb mountains with them
brap@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Because I’d rather have the cable die than some super-ruggedised cable with the flexibility of a pencil break the port.
sit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 hours ago
You can have both…
brap@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
Superb, I can break both my phone and the cable at the same time /s
Though tbf I’ve got stock Apple cables which are years old. I don’t get how people do this.
Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca 7 hours ago
Profit
NathanRanch@lemmy.zip 7 hours ago
Those phone cables should be compatible as USB charging cables with some kind of adapter. Gives me an idea
Widdershins@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
So much shit got into my phone port I started charging wirelessly and never looked back.
ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 hours ago
I just cleaned mine out with a needle.
sit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 hours ago
💵💵💵
Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
One was designed to be rented from the phone company.
SourDragon@lemmy.world 18 minutes ago
What were those cords even made of? Fucking mithril?