Lee DunatoTechnology@lemmy.worldEnglish·9 months agocross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldThe floppy disk refused to die in Japan - laws that forced the continued use of floppies have finally hit the chopping block(www.tomshardware.com)external-linkarrow-up1582arrow-down15message-square100fedilink
arrow-up1577arrow-down1external-linkThe floppy disk refused to die in Japan - laws that forced the continued use of floppies have finally hit the chopping block(www.tomshardware.com)Lee DunatoTechnology@lemmy.worldEnglish·9 months agocross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldmessage-square100fedilink
minus-squarederangerEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down8·9 months agoedit-29 months agolinkfedilinkIt’s just a brick with a USB socket. I still have 5W usb chargers from iPhones a decade ago that work with anything USB. They didn’t change connectors on the cables frequently either. The old big one, lightning, and USB C are the only connectors iPhone used.
minus-squareMongosteinEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down23·9 months agolinkfedilinkThey also switched ten years ago saying it would be “the connector for the next decade” and now the newer phones are getting USB-C. Anti-apple people are such pants-pissers.
minus-squareLudrolEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down0·9 months agolinkfedilinkSo they held their word. A decade is ten years.
It’s just a brick with a USB socket. I still have 5W usb chargers from iPhones a decade ago that work with anything USB.
They didn’t change connectors on the cables frequently either. The old big one, lightning, and USB C are the only connectors iPhone used.
They also switched ten years ago saying it would be “the connector for the next decade” and now the newer phones are getting USB-C.
Anti-apple people are such pants-pissers.
So they held their word. A decade is ten years.
Exactly