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> they refused to let you use anything but their proprietary (inferior) connector

Ah, the mask comes off!

The thing is, people who actually used lightning widely agree that it is better than USB-C. The tactile click is just miles better, to name just one example.

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What mask exactly?

Tactile click? Really? Weird hill to die. You're willing to accept inferior hardware, more ewaste, and a tighter grip by Apple for a silly little click?

The Lightning port is also incredibly physically robust. You can use it as a phone stand without worrying about damaging it. You can’t say that about USB-C.

My favorite part of how robust it was was how literally every single Lightning connector had the same pin burn out. USB-C wishes it were that consistent.

Speeds aside (we talking about charging) lightning was in every way superior to USB-C. Still is. I would rather have lightning-like connector replace USB mess, but have to settle on USB-C.

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