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shawntw77 t1_ir20dpt wrote

I remember when I thought my old ipad was broken because it wasnt charging. Took it to an apple center and they told me I just needed an apple made charger because third party chargers no longer work. They have the technology to force people to use their branded chargers, so is there anything stopping them from doing the same with usb c?

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Altruistic_Beat_9036 t1_ir5368y wrote

Stories like this is why I don't buy apple anymore. I once updated my device on the latest ios version and because of that it severely overheated and damaged the hardware. The guys at the Apple store said "yeah, we know that happens if you don't have the latest hardware and update your device. Wanna buy a new one?" My Mac book was less than two years old...

This never happened after windows updates.

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Bensemus t1_is7sjvy wrote

You have a basic lack of understanding. Apple does spec the cable but you are allowed to use third party ones. I have a few third party cables and all of them work. The brick is completely open. Apple has no control over what brick you use.

The new rule the EU is proposing would prohibit Apple from restricting functionality to only approved cables. They would have to work with any valid cables that adhere to the USB and Type-C spec.

Stop creating bogymen to then get angry at them. Apple already uses Type-C on Macs and iPads. They've literally shown what it would look like and people still complain about fake stuff.

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shawntw77 t1_is7tj6y wrote

I should have worded it better. More accurately it'd be certain third party cables no longer work. Only cables certified by apple will function. I can say this with absolute certainty because of my own past experience with it.

Thank you for also answering my question in the second part.

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