It was always a stupid rumor. Can you imagine if Apple required a different USB-C cable for your new iPhone rather than what already works with iPads and MacBooks? They would never do that.
My alteration of your comment brings it in line with the status quo prior to the USB-C which, keep in mind, Apple fought tooth and nail against. It is a stupid idea, but Apple did it anyway. The world runs on stupid ideas daily; either because they are more profitable, or are too entrenched, or both.
for everything you can say about apple, they have at least been consistent on connectors, some would say to a fault. when they deprecated the 30-pin they promised that iphone (not ipad, not laptop) would remain on lightning for 10 years.
You: “I don’t buy it, cables wouldn’t last 10 years”
It’s a non-sequitur.
As for profit motives, if that were the case then they wouldn’t voluntarily switch their iPad line over to USB-C.
This isn't a formal debate, I am allowed to have different reasoning from the rest of the group.