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The issue isn't that Apple made the lightning port. The issue is that USB C has been standard on THEIR OWN DEVICES since 2012. I understand not wanting to switch immediately after introducing a new port, but I would argue that USB has been the clear winner ever since the Switch came out in 2017, which was still 6 YEARS ago.
Apple would not have changed to an objectively better port if it weren't for the EU regulations.
Also, lightning better than USB-C? A USB 2.0 port that transfers at 1/100th the speed? You're insane.
It's literally impossible for USB C to have been
It wasn't even announced until 2012, much less have any sort of spec. The spec wasn't even finalized by the USB Implementers Forum until 2014 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB-C
... they already switched on all their other devices. Why would they have not switched eventually?
Yes. I don't give one shit about transfer speed, just like the majority of phone users (not just iPhone users - all phone users). You sync using the cloud. If you're using a cable to sync you are in the minority